Tragoady

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  • Troy: Trojan War, Fall of the City of Troy, Municipal Sins, etc.
  • Troad: part of Asia Minor (Turkey) between the Dardanelles and the Aegean: Troy
  • tragedy
  • tragōidia (τραγῳδια): tragedy → supposedly derives from the Greek words tragos ("he-goat") and ōidē ("song") → hegoak in line 7
  • goad: to urge on unpleasently, thus to cause tragedy
  • toad: A *comedy* by Aristophanes that is also quoted elsewhere. Counters "tragedy"!
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