GRST 209 Lecture 17: GRST 209 - 24 Feb Wed (Lect 16 - Midterm)
26 Feb 2016
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Athens & theseus: pisistratus (cid:894)t(cid:455)ra(cid:374)t of athe(cid:374)s(cid:895) ruled 561-527 bce (propaganda, theseus" lege(cid:374)d (cid:271)uilt up from two older myths: Labyrinth/minotaur (enters the labyrinth and fights with minatour) Centauromachy (battle arose from drunk horse friends of centaur: athe(cid:374)ia(cid:374)s (cid:272)redited theseus (cid:449)ith; Two (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t resist, (cid:449)e(cid:374)t (cid:373)ad and leaped from acropolis to their deaths (resulted in arrhephoria (cid:862)festi(cid:448)al of the de(cid:449) (cid:272)arriers(cid:863)) Procn and tereus: pa(cid:374)dio(cid:374), so(cid:374) of eri(cid:272)htho(cid:374)ius, had t(cid:449)o daughters: procn & philomela. (important to remember for midterm, athe(cid:374)s at (cid:449)ar (cid:449)ith the(cid:271)es. Tereus (cid:894)thra(cid:272)ia(cid:374) ki(cid:374)g, son of mars) aids pandion and he gives tereus procn for a wife. They have a son, itys: pro(cid:272)(cid:374) asks (cid:374)e(cid:449) hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d to (cid:271)ri(cid:374)g her sister philomela to visit. Birth of theseus: ere(cid:272)htheus (cid:894)pro(cid:272)(cid:374) & philo(cid:373)ela"s (cid:271)rother(cid:895) (cid:374)e(cid:449) ki(cid:374)g after pandion dies. Troezen in confusion: pittheus (cid:894)troeze(cid:374)"s ki(cid:374)g(cid:895) u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)ds ora(cid:272)le a(cid:374)d gets aegeus drunk & sends in his daughter aethra.
