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Ch 5 The Culture of Ancient Greece Section 5-1 People Homer Greek poet and author of the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey Aesop a Greek slave known for his famous fables, which he composed about 550 B.C. Sophocles a Greek general & well-known writer of tragedies; he introduced 3 actors in his stories & placed painted scenes behind the stage as a backdrop to the action; his most famous plays are Oedipus, Rex and Antigone Euripides A Greek playwright known for his tragedies in which he questioned traditional thinking, especially about war Places Mount Olympus the highest mountain in Greece; according to Greek mythology, the home of the 12 most important Greek gods and goddesses. Delphi ancient Greek city and the site of the oracle at the Temple of Apollo. Vocabulary Terms comedy form of drama in which the story has a happy ending drama story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story epic long poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds fable short tale that teaches a lesson myth traditional story describing gods or heroes or explaining natural events oracle sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess tragedy form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy end