CLASSICS 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Trojan War, Miasma Theory, In Medias Res
17 Sep 2016
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5- gods and mortals: prometheus and divine justice. Thy godlike crime was to be kind, to render with thy precepts less. Prometheus did acts against zeus for humans, champion of humans . Prometheus is known as a trickster, his name means trickster/clever boy minor role. Titan, breaks ranks to helps zeus (olympians), then keeps trying to defy zeus. Wraps fat against bone, stealing fire to give to humans. Moral: you can"t trick zeus zeus is god and powerful don"t try. Aeschylus: 525-455 bce oldest of great athenian tragedians. Trilogy liked to put 3 together, followed each other logically. Prometheus bound (first of triology) had two sequels fragments. Unknown exact date later play b/c expresses issues of his later plays. Individual will vs. divine fate how much control of our lives do we have. Set in scythia (modern bulgaria) beginning of the world; olympian powers were new. North of caspian sea into northern asia ends of the earth" to the greeks.
