Mechane

The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre | 1996 | 353 words | Copyright

Mechane, in the ancient Greek theatre, piece of stage machinery in the form of a large crane which enabled characters, and objects such as chariots, to appear to fly through the air. It was also used to lower a character, usually a god, from the top of the stage building so that he could resolve the complexities of the plot—the deus ex machina.

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