CLA160H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Second Messenian War, Hoplite, Sarpedon
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Homeric warfare is warfare about heroes, ie. Although its messy, there is sill a spotlight on the heroes. Sarpedon rides up in chariot, sees patroclus rouing trojans. Patroclus casts, hits his lieutenant, a good man . As he dies, sarpedon gives speech to glaucus encouraging him to save his body. Even ater achilles kills hector, there is sill ime for speeches as he is dying. Heroic warfare is largely voluntary: heroes engage to accrue kleos. 6 on why he won"t ight defensively: my shame before the trojans and their wives, with their long robes trailing, would be too terrible if i hung back from batle like a coward. The honour economy is not strictly zero sum: even vanquished garner some kleos because they fought at troy and were defeated by a geat hero. Not the litle vignetes: meges took out pedaeus, atenor"s son.
