CLASSICS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Hexameter, Odysseus
24 Sep 2013
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Helen is most beautiful women in the world, but she is married. Paris seduces her and they eloped and took menelaus" (her husband) treasure. Menelaus wants his wife back, so begins a war. Invited all gods and goddesses, except strife (she came anyway) Strife brought an apple that said most beautiful, when she rolled the apple in all of them fought for it. Hera, aphrodite and athena were left, no winner (they asked zeus who it should be for) They then ask paris because zeus would not decide. Hera bribes him with telling him he will be lord of croatia. Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful women in the world (won) Helens father kept on getting offers for men to marry his daughter, made then take oath to support who got her. Menelaus (commander and chief) wins, agamemnon is his brother. 9 years of siege, 10th year hector is killed by achilles. Down to odysseus, comes up with trojan horse.
