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... Greek King . So much of the fragmentary Greek history , mythology , and almost the whole of Greek religion is mixed up in this framework that it is impossible to unravel . All this , and more , is the stuff of which the Greek drama is ...
... Greek King . So much of the fragmentary Greek history , mythology , and almost the whole of Greek religion is mixed up in this framework that it is impossible to unravel . All this , and more , is the stuff of which the Greek drama is ...
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... Greek armies in Troy . He was the brother of Menelaus , whose wife , Helen , had eloped with Paris , the Trojan . The war was fought to recover her and wreak vengeance . The sailing of the Greek armies had been delayed by unfavorable ...
... Greek armies in Troy . He was the brother of Menelaus , whose wife , Helen , had eloped with Paris , the Trojan . The war was fought to recover her and wreak vengeance . The sailing of the Greek armies had been delayed by unfavorable ...
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... Greek comedy . Roman theatres of the more elaborate later order differed only slightly from those of Greece . For one thing , the auditorium had become attached to the stage building , the Greek skene , making the theatre one structure ...
... Greek comedy . Roman theatres of the more elaborate later order differed only slightly from those of Greece . For one thing , the auditorium had become attached to the stage building , the Greek skene , making the theatre one structure ...
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