CLAS104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Wallet, Sea Monster, Telegonus
16 May 2016
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Resolution: human: effected by athena, divine: planting of the oar. Telegonus was son of circe and odysseus. Helping mother, less tension against feminine forces, etc. ) Hera doesn"t pursue him unlike the way she does with other of zeus" sons. Wears his dual nature as hero more lightly. Not as serious about the whole hero biz. Birth: acrisius, danae and the golden rain. Danae"s son is prophesized to kill acrisius (father of danae) Danae and her son left out to sea to die. Danae and son (perseus) float out on island of seriphos. King polydectes wanted to get rid of perseus because perseus wouldn"t let polydectes marry his mother. Hosted banquet where all guests were supposed to bring gift in form of horse. Perseus wasn"t wealthy like other quests so he said he would bring head of medusa. Polydectes agreed to him going on quest because he wanted perseus dead.
