Parodos
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Parodos is the choral entrance song and accompanying procession that marks the chorus’s first appearance in an ancient Greek tragedy.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral song
ⓘ
element of ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ processional song ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Poetics by Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek theatre
ⓘ
ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
kommos
ⓘ
stasimon ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek ‘parodos’ meaning ‘entrance’ or ‘way in’ ⓘ |
| follows | prologue ⓘ |
| function |
comment on prologue events
ⓘ
establish mood ⓘ introduce chorus ⓘ provide background information ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
choral song
ⓘ
procession ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chorus entrance
ⓘ
marks chorus’s first appearance ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| metricalForm | lyric meters ⓘ |
| movementPattern | entrance of chorus from side passageways ⓘ |
| partOf | structure of Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| performedBy | chorus ⓘ |
| precedes | first episode ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
choral ode
ⓘ
parodoi (theatre entrances) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | orchestra of the theatre ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Athenian tragedy
ⓘ
plays of Aeschylus ⓘ plays of Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ plays of Sophocles ⓘ |
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