Explain the purpose of the Parados and summarize the text. In addition, infer how the Parados reveals tone and evokes mood. Finally, analyze how the text reveals the beliefs of the ancient Greek people.

The purpose of the Parados is to add an explanation of events that happened before the play begins. In the first section the mood is triumphant because of the recent battle win. Then it jumps back to the beginning of the battle and the mood is scared. Before the army lead by the brother of the king could attack they are forced to retreat and the army counterattacks. Unfortunately, the brothers kill each other during the battle. The people of Ancient Greece believed that Zeus and Ares were on their side and used the gods as the excuse for winning a battle. The story ends victorious but sad tone because the two brothers have slain each other.

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