CLAS201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Metic, Nostoi, Iliad
2 Dec 2012
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Epic cycle series of myths/legends that involve the trojan war. Must have the concrete spoils to prove you have earned klaos (then people will remember you) Achilles is killed by paris; then leads to the next poem (little iliad) Theme of brute strength vs. cunning (which one prevails?) Achilles is unyielding (brute strength); odysseus is cunning (use trickery, etc. ) Odysseus defeats ajax (cunning is better than brute strength) Tells story of heroes that make their way home. Takes odysseus 10 years in war (away from home) and another 10 years to return home. Everyone thinks odysseus is dead (since he"s been away for 20 years) He comes home alone and is disguised as a begger. Athena is fond of odysseus (she is also a trickster) There are tons of suitors that want to be with penelope (odysseus" wife) Telemachus (odysseus" son) is overwhelmed when all these suitors are acting the way they are.
