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“How much Patience is connected with the Tragic Drama may be illustrated by the statement of Herodotus, that the people of Sicyon represented by actors the Adventures of Adrastus, whom they honoured as a god. Though referring to a period anterior to the existence of dramatic poetry, properly so called, Herodotus denominates these choirs of actors tragic; they represented the Sufferings [παθεα] of Adrastus.” (M. S.)