parodos
Sign in to saveA parodos (also parode and parodus; , 'entrance', plural ), in the theater of ancient Greece, is a side-entrance to the stage, or the first song that is sung by the chorus at the beginning of a Greek tragedy.
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- Side-entrance to the theater
- Entrance song of the chorus
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A parodos (also parode and parodus; , 'entrance', plural ), in the theater of ancient Greece, is a side-entrance to the stage, or the first song that is sung by the chorus at the beginning of a Greek tragedy.
==Side-entrance to the theater== The parodos is a large passageway affording access either to the stage (for actors/ singers) or to the orchestra (for the chorus) of the ancient Greek theater. The parodoi can be distinguished from the entrances to the stage from the skene, or stage building, as the two parodoi are long ramps located on either side of the stage, between the and the theatron, or audience seating area. The term ('way in') is also used. Scholars note that was an older term for the passageway while parodos was widely used by writers from Aristotle onwards.
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