CLAS 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Sea Monster, Hubris, Atlas Mountains
1 Nov 2015
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Clas 203 lecture 19 perseus pt. 2. Medusa and her sisters lived in a cave far away, but we don"t know where that is. Athena comes to perseus"s aid because she is the protector of heroes and goddess of wisdom. >he must obtain certain objects in order to carry out his quest. >there are 3 very old women, the grey ones. So old: amongst the 3 of them there is only one eye and one tooth between them have the. He needs to go to the groioi who will tell him how to get to some nymphs who the objects he needs to fulfill the quest, and where to find the gorgons. Cap of darkness, is associated with hades, which makes him invisible. Some kind of container/bad to contain the head of medusa to protect him; called kibisis (this is an eastern term suggesting that the myth is borrowed from the.
