CLASSICS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Homer, Exemplum, Odysseus
26 Jan 2017
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Overview: death and burial, embassy to achilles, fighting at the greek. Battle goes back and forth, mostly evenly. First time in 9 years fighting becomes significant. Paris refuses; greeks reject offer to return objects without helen. Importance of burial, for religious and social reasons. Poseidon and zeus: leader of gods, demands utmost respect, spent on soothing egos, settling disputes. Fear it will outlive/last the trojan wall he built. Agamemnon"s questionable leadership: demoralized, inappropriate timing, uncareful of what he reveals. Diomedes: young, rash, excellent warrior, speaks against agamemnon: lack of moral strength, assembly: sanctified space, freedom of speech, what a hero should say/do. Agamemnon concedes: vast list of honorific gifts for achilles, wrong timing: admit superiority. The embassy to achilles: odysseus, ajax, phoenix (personal connection), 2 heralds, formal mission organized by all greek commanders. Achilles on the shore: playing lyre, singing songs of heroes. Homeric society: food, drink (bath) before business: hospitality: beloved friends, odysseus" speech:
