CLASSICS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Simile, Helenus, Augur
15 Sep 2016
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**the two sides meet; helen; men"s space and women"s space; two brothers contrasted. Catalog of ships list of all of the greek kings and how many ships they brought with them to. Comparison between two things using like or as . Now, when the two armies were gathered and marshalled. The trojans came up with an uproar just like the birds of heaven (line 1, iliad 3: this simile = wonderfully odd image; causing confusion, part of the natural world (birds) which is a frequent part of. Homeric similes (involves nature: this simile invokes noise and confusion of the battle, as well as the bloodiness of the battle that is about to begin. Description of paris = perfect description; paris is not a warrior at all. Cloth: (panther skin, bow, sword): way too much gear, Paris is not a warrior (display is just for show) Paris proposes the dual between himself and menelaus.
