GRST 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Aeschylus, Fraternities And Sororities, Clytemnestra

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 209
• Professor: Peter Toohey

Document Summary

Begins by invoking gods, asking them to inspire his work (prayer) Describes birth of world: creator separated earth from heaven, sea from land, light air from heavier air. Four ages followed: gold (trust, moral goodness, fruitfulness, silver (began to work for a living, bronze (first wars, some semblance of morality, iron (nothing is sacred, all leads to bloodshed) !1: io becomes nymph again, birthing a son, epaphus in-class notes / 25. 9. 17. Ovid vs. hesiod: literate / oral. Infuses characters with psychology / stereotypes, little depth, !!memorable! Chaos is not a living being, but it exists until god separated earth/heaven, sea/land, air. Ovid flattens out creation, makes it sequential. Not abstract, forces come as gods or nature. Apollo: oracles had voice of apollo, spoke through priestesses, homer (750 bce), sophocles" oedipus (430 bce) impiety of humans lead to him bringing plague upon greeks, aeschylus patriarchy.