"Tragedy" has one of the world's most intriguing unsolved etymologies. We know that the Greek word for Tragedy was tragoidia. This comes from two words: oide, meaning “song” or "ode," and “tragos” meaning “goat."
Yes, "goat." No one knows why on earth a tragedy was called a “goat song." One suggestion is that perhaps a goat was given as a prize at an ancient Greek drama festival, but this has not been confirmed.
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