Bevan Thomas<p>Greek theatre began as religious rituals for Dionysus; a masked figure adopted a persona to deliver a dramatic monologue. As the art form developed, other actors were added to the performances, and even secular topics were introduced. Masks remained important.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MythologyMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/OfDarkandMacabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfDarkandMacabre</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>31DaysofHaunting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GreekMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreekMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClassicalMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalMythology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GreekFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreekFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClassicalFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalFolklore</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Theater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theater</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theatre</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Dionysus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dionysus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mask</span></a></p>