CLAS 1P95 Lecture 10: November 30 Lecture:
26 Feb 2016
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Part 1: identification, 10 0f 16, 20 marks part 2: myth outlines, 2 of 4, 20 marks. Part 3: short thematic essay, 1 of 2, 20 marks. Part 4: written answers on seminar themes, 2 of 4, 20 marks, Part 5: thematic essay, 1 of 2, 20 marks. Athena made is but threw it away. Marsyas, a satyr found it and liked it. Apollo and marsyas have a musical contest, lyre vs. flute. King midas thought that marsyas played better music, the judge of the contest voted for. Midas gets donkey ears for his punishment, since he can"t appreciate cultured music. Marsyas is flayed alive- apollo"s controlled facade cracks (because he lacks metis) Hermes is a god of limits and boundaries, Herm: boundary or road markers. originally a pile of pebbles- later a pillar with phallus and head of hermes. God of travel: messengers, couriers, merchants, heralds, muggers, thieves, highwaymen- anyone who travels and crosses boundaries as their career.
