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Theater Western drama was an Athenian invention which developed late in the 6th century B.C. out of the festivals celebrated in honor of the god Dionysos. Originally held in the Agora, the plays were soon ... Terracotta statuettes and molds for statuettes of actors. ... The statuettes represented add new types to those known from the literary sources and enrich our picture of the Athenian theater during the 4th century.