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World Masterpieces Exam
English class
9
English
Undergraduate 2
02/14/2013

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Term
Cosmogony
Definition
Orgin of the cosmos
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Hubris
Definition
Extreme Pride or arrogance
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ex nihilo
Definition
Out of nothing
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Tragic Hero
Definition
Protaganist in a tragedy
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Theomacy
Definition
Strife or battle among the gods
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Catharis
Definition
In literature and art, a purification of emotions.
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Theogony
Definition
An account of the orgin of geneology
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Chorus
Definition
a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
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Myth
Definition
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation
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