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GCSE Classics · key term
A humorous mythological drama with a chorus of satyrs, the animal-featured companions of Dionysus, normally performed after a playwright’s three tragedies.
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Paper 1
Revise: GreeceEach tragic playwright normally supplied three tragedies followed by a satyr play. The latter used a humorous mythological story and a chorus of satyrs, Dionysus’ animal-featured companions. It provided lighter entertainment while maintaining a direct connection with the god.
Keep the City Dionysia programme in order: five comedies on day two, then three tragedies and one satyr play on each of days three to five.
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