dramatic competitions

How Many Times Did Sophocles Win First Place At The Festival Of Dionysus?

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How Many Times Did Sophocles Win First Place At The Festival Of Dionysus? Sophocles won first prize at the Festival of Dionysus 18 times, frequently over such competitors as Aeschylus and Euripides. Some of Sophocles’ plays won second prize — Oedipus the King How many times did Sophocles win? Sophocles won perhaps as many as

What Things Did The Festival Of Dionysus Celebrate?

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What Things Did The Festival Of Dionysus Celebrate? The Dionysia (/daɪəˈnaɪsiə/) (Greek: Διονύσια) was a large festival in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus, the central events of which were the theatrical performances of dramatic tragedies and, from 487 BC, comedies. It was the second-most important festival after the Panathenaia. What was celebrated