CLST 203 Lecture 13: CLST 203 Week 8 Lecture 1

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 203
• Professor: Graeme Ward

Document Summary

I will sing of heracles, the son of zeus and much the mightiest of men on earth. Alcmena bore him in thebes, the city of lovely dances, when the dark-clouded son of. A mortal of my blood will be born today who shall rule over all men -zeus. Zeus has both immortal and mortal children. Perseus is technically older, however the idea of heracles as a hero is foremost. I. e who was the first great sports team. Argos, tiryns, thebes, and trachis (s. thessaly) Family feud: hera speeds up the birth of eurystheus (heracles evil cousin, heracles will never be a king because hera cheated him) Lord of tiryns: exile of amphitryon. Exiled to thebes: alcmene + amphitryon. Zeus appears as amphitryon and sleeps with her. They both sleep with her on this night. Hera sends snakes to strangle the infant. Heracles as a baby strangles the snakes themselves. Key themes for heracles: persecution of hera, herai kleos.