CL_HUM 1060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Trachis, Iphitos, Capture Of Oechalia
22 Feb 2017
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The greek hero: class of powerful humans; sometimes descended from a god and a mortal, demigod , most associated with particular cities/regions, not always like modern idea of a hero. Not always model of virtue, sacrifice, fair play, etc. Heracles"s characteristics: heracles (greek) or hercules (latin, most popular of all greek heroes, contradictory figure. He is a man, but after death becomes a god. Most powerful of greek heroes; most of his most powerful deeds occur while he is in servitude to other people. Kills wild animals and monsters civilizer; he himself is brutish. Lionskin: biggest, loudest, most obvious person in the room. Alcmene and amphitryon: alcmene: princess, promised in marriage to amphitryon, alcmene"s brothers are killed in war with neighboring tribe, amphitryon may not marry alcmene until he avenges her brothers, while amphitryon is at war , zeus"s trick. Makes their night together three times as long: the real amphitryon returns victorious the next night; confusion.
