GTBOOKS 191 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Antilochus
24 Feb 2014
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The berzerk state: animalistic tendencies, feelings of invincibility, loss of restraint in war: dehumanization of enemy, trophies, mutilations, killings to get even" for the dead comrade, disconnect, state of hyper-arousal, constantly trying to get revenge. Funeral games: closure, seeing greek heroes for the last time, achilles" reintegration into the community, affirms the status of dead heroes, reveals status of the living heroes, opportunity for living heroes to gain more tim . Greek athletics: happened has a monument for the dead and opportunity for the living, principle of reciprocity: mourners give, athletes compete, prizes have material value and own biography, aggression, boasting, violence. Instruments of warfare: boasting/violence, athletics are governed by the heroic code. Antilochus: achilles gives antilochus second prize as reconciliation, reminiscent of achilles in. Book 1: generosity resolves the conflict, second dispute- menelaus accuses antilochus of cheating. Antilochus relents and acknowledges superior status, and menelaus gives back the mule.
