CLASSICS 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Myrmidons, Sophocles, Odysseus
15 Dec 2016
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Greeks did not have a word for genocide it was simply custom. Vase painting: ajax playing a game w/achilles other picture of ajax carrying achilles. Zeus sends thunder & a flash of lightning. => king of agena noticing the signals and sees an oak tree oak tree with a broken off piece of bark: covered in ants. Connection b/w achilles & ajax: achilles always referred to as the best of the greeks and ajax referred to as second best . Post achilles" death, someone must get his arms. Ajax being second best claims he deserves achilles" arms. Odysseus influences the leaders of the greeks so that there is a vote majority of voters = trojan prisoners. Trojan prisoners most likely bribed by odysseus. Play starts w/athena side of the stage = tent of ajax. Athena turns to odysseus & urges him to move forward.
