tetralogies
Quadruple literary works
Tetralogies is the plural of tetralogy—a group of four related works, whether novels, plays, operas, or films.
The term comes from ancient Greek drama, where playwrights presented three tragedies followed by a satyr play.
Wagner's Ring cycle is a tetralogy of operas.
In medicine, tetralogy refers to a set of four related symptoms or defects, as in tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart condition.
Impressively grand in scope
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- four-partHaving four divisions
- mythosBody of foundational legends
worldbuilding · installments · conclusion · pentalogy · duology · omnibus · volumes · storytelling
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- AeschylusFather of tragedy
- OresteiaThree linked Greek tragedies
- trilogyThree linked creative works
stage · performance · protagonist · antagonist · chorus · Euripides · Sophocles · Dionysus
Group of four
- quadrilogyFour-part creative series
- tetradGroup of four units
- fourfoldMultiplied by four
- quartetEnsemble of four
epic
Impressively grand in scope
mythos · worldbuilding · installments · conclusion · pentalogy · duology · omnibus · volumes · storytelling · author
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- AeschylusFather of tragedy
- OresteiaThree linked Greek tragedies
trilogy · stage · performance · protagonist · antagonist · chorus · Euripides · Sophocles · Dionysus · festival
foursome
Group of four
- quadrilogyFour-part creative series
- tetradGroup of four units
- fourfoldMultiplied by four
quartet · quadripartite · numbered · sequential · collection
sequels
Narrative continuations
- prequelsWorks depicting earlier events
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
continuity · canon · spinoff · reboot · adaptation · universe · crossover · anthology · director · studio
tetralogiestrilogies
Works in three parts
pentalogies · standalones · one-offs · singletons · one-shots
tetralogy of Fallot, tetralogy, tetrachord, tetrahedron, tetrameter, tetrarch, tetrameters, tetrarchs