BIO210Y5 Lecture 10: Lecture 10
Document Summary
Oedipus was a special hero because of the nature of his suffering. He was not really the definition of a hero no direct relationship with the gods. The drama that surrounds his life in thebes brings him lots of suffering. Oedipus" character was defined by his relentless search for knowledge. Largely problematizes gender roles anomalous in greek myth euripides goes against it. Jason famous for his adventures in the argos. Many brave men helped him in his quest. His story goes beyond the time of heracles" story. Based on the oral translation of the story. Popularization of jason and the argonauts comes after euripides play. It wasn"t until euripides play until jason"s voyage that gets popular. During his birth chiron the centaur was a mentor to him teaching him fighting skills, medicine, more knowledge. Jason had to be hid and saved because of fear he would be killed because of his place in line for the throne.
