CLST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Divination, Melampus, Hero Wanted

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 102
• Professor: Fabio Colivicchi

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Test format: 40 mc (a, b, c, d) & 10 fill in the blanks. Readings: chapter 1 (1-16), chapter 2 (1-29), chapter 3 (1-38) Not always accessible/feasible in everyday life: delphi. Seer: skilled and experienced in the science of the activity of the gods. What actions should be taken, what is accepted, etc. Anyone could claim: seer is not a priest. Anytime you wanted to know something from the gods. For example: liver examination: more of a informal practice. Look at liver of a sacrificed animal (usually sheep) to look at any abnormalities. Different parts of the liver represented different aspects of life: the way smoke moves when burning animal entrails, observing the birds in the sky: the way they fly, where they come with, how many, etc. Xenophon: leader of a group of soldiers who are in a dangerous position.