CLAS 203 Lecture 16: CLAS 203 LECTURE 16&17
15 Dec 2019
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Satellite characters: europa, minos, pasipha , minotaur, ariadne, cocalos, daidalos, icaros, How does theseus" story contribute to athenian propagand. Autochthonous ( sprung from the earth ) : people from athens, they are so proud of that, claim right to rule. Snakey bodies: cecrops (founder of attica), era of contest b/t athena and poseidon. He civilized the tribes in the area: first king of athens, he is a benefactor, told them how to bury the dead proper funeral. Instituted monagomous marriage: erichthonius, born from gaia soil. 3) erechtheus (founder of the polis: pandion. The mythic origins of the king of crete. Asterios, husband of europa, king of crete: the siblings tried to find europa, etiology of the places- while they search they discover new places rulet here, named after. Later they stopped searching them: asterios dies childless, minos wants to become king later. Minos becomes king of crete (the back story): Ex: marine style: crossing waters, minos, close connection to poseidon.
