THTRFLM 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thyestes, Golden Fleece, Iphigenia
6 Oct 2015
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Quo vadis: death of petronius (66 ad) forced to commit suicide, no reason to believe what he writes is true (author) (tacticus, seneca famous philosopher, teacher of nero, death of seneca (65 ad) Scene: petronius gaius, eunice, farewell party, doesn"t want nero to get him; writes letter to. Atreus has fleece but thyestes having affair with. Atreus wife tkes the fleece: gods tell him is sun rides on opposite direction you will have throne to atreus, which it does, atreus finds out his wife is having affair and he wants revenge. War; everyone went to get helen back: everyone would go to war to defend the marriage of helen; everyone in room that wanted to marry helen. Iphigenia what agamemnon did when he tried to take everyone to war. (tauris) has to sacrifice eldest iphigenia. Tells mother that iphigenia will be married to achilles but mother follows the daughter.
