CLA 2323 Lecture 7: Lecture 7
30 Jun 2018
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Introducing the writer Apollodorus : The Bibliotheke p. 8, 39 in Buxton
Wrote a handbook of Greek Mythology.
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The Bibliotheke - means the 'Library' = the collection
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Apollodoros - main source for the story of Perseus, Bellorophon and Herakles
Lived under the Roman empire in 2th century AD
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Dorus - gift
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So his name meant Gift of Apollo
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Apollonius of Rhodes - means belonging to Apollo
- literal translation is book-building
Ancient Greek word for library: bibliotheca
Greater endurance and power and strength and bravery
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These were the heroes
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Gods came down to earth to breed with mortals
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Son of God
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Divine seed inside them
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Often a Warrior - skills channeled in humanity
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Except a few: Triptolemus - agriculture, Asklepios - medicine, Orpheus - best musician in
the whole world, Aristaeus
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Son of apollo
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Rustic skills like bee keeping and cheese making
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Aristaeus
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Fate of a hero - death
The "coming of age" hero myth: eight ingredients
Mostly about boys around 17/18
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Comin of age - transitioning from child to adult
The hero is a son of Zeus or some other god: Apollo, Poseidon, Hermes or Aphrodite
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His adventure is a 'coming of age' tale, when he is about 18 years old
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He must destruct a monster, whose removal will aid humanity
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Athena is the patron of heroes
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The hero's patron deity is (usually) Athena.
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Special sword, winged sandals, flying horse
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The hero receives supernatural weapons/tools to help his quest
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The west was the frontier of hope to us in the present
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For Greeks, west symbolized death because that's where the sun sets
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The monster lives at the end of the world (sometimes in the west).
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Modern screenplays
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Sometimes essential to the plot - helps the hero. She could the daughter of the
enemy.
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The hero finds (female) romance in his quest
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After the successful adventure, his myth describes some further civilizing contribution by
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8 different ingredients of Greek stories:
Lecture 7
Thursday, May 17, 2018
5:18 PM
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Document Summary
Introducing the writer apollodorus : the bibliotheke p. 8, 39 in buxton. The bibliotheke - means the "library" = the collection. Apollodoros - main source for the story of perseus, bellorophon and herakles. Lived under the roman empire in 2th century ad. Apollonius of rhodes - means belonging to apollo. Greater endurance and power and strength and bravery. Gods came down to earth to breed with mortals. Often a warrior - skills channeled in humanity. Except a few: triptolemus - agriculture, asklepios - medicine, orpheus - best musician in the whole world, aristaeus. Rustic skills like bee keeping and cheese making. The "coming of age" hero myth: eight ingredients. Comin of age - transitioning from child to adult. The hero is a son of zeus or some other god: apollo, poseidon, hermes or aphrodite. His adventure is a "coming of age" tale, when he is about 18 years old. He must destruct a monster, whose removal will aid humanity.
