DEFINITIONS

• Oikos

  • house/household
• Peripeteia

  • the turning point
  • reversal in fortune
• Anagnorosis

  • moment of discovery/realisation
• Hamartia

  • fatal flaw that leads to a character's tragic fate
• Kleos

  • glory/honour
• Nostos

  • homecoming
• Menis

  • wrath/anger
• Metis

  • wisdom/cunning