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The word '''tragedy''' originates in Greek as ''tragōidiā'' (Classical Greek τραγῳδία) contracted from ''trag(o)-aoidiā'' = "goat song" from ''tragos'' = "goat" and ''aeidein'' = "to sing". This dates back to a time when [[religion]] and [[theatre]] were more or less intertwined in early [[ritual]] events. Goats were traditionally sacrificed, and as a precursor, the Greek Chorus would sing a song of sacrifice-- a "Goat Song". This may also refer to the horse or goat costumes worn by actors who played the [[satyr]]s in early dramatizations of [[myth]]ological stories, or a goat being presented as a prize at a song contest and in both cases the reference would have been the respect for [[Dionysus]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy]

The word '''tragedy''' originates in Greek as ''tragōidiā'' (Classical Greek τραγῳδία) contracted from ''trag(o)-aoidiā'' = "goat song" from ''tragos'' = "goat" and ''aeidein'' = "to sing". This dates back to a time when [[religion]] and [[theatre]] were more or less intertwined in early [[ritual]] events. Goats were traditionally sacrificed, and as a precursor, the Greek Chorus would sing a song of sacrifice-- a "Goat Song". This may also refer to the horse or goat costumes worn by actors who played the [[satyr]]s in early dramatizations of [[myth]]ological stories, or a goat being presented as a prize at a song contest and in both cases the reference would have been the respect for [[Dionysus]].