CLASSICS 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Apotheosis, Zoroaster, Maritsa
12 Jan 2016
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Classics 2d03 orpheus and his cult october 27, 2015. First poet mythic character (homer is not) but was also a real person. Taught humans music could charm human and beasts with song. Surrounded by animals power over nature through music. Calliope taught by goddesses of art. Father -> oeagrus thracian thrace northern greece. Apollo -> lyre could also be apollo teaches how to play lyre. Musaeus has a son/pupil male muse the guy muse musical excellence to other mortals. Thracian depicted with certain type of cap and heavier robes alike to. Most famous story loss of a loved one. Orpheus and eurydice are to be married. Eurydice is bit by a snake on the morning of her wedding. Setting for an attempted rape, and someone tries to pursue her, and she runs away and a snake bites her. Orpheus cannot accept this, so he has to go down and persuade proserpina to let his bride go with music.
