CLA204H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aegisthus, Kleos, Historicity Of Homer
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Tell: accumulation of remains of remains of human occupation - becomes a hill. Convinced that the iliad had a historical foundation. Collaborated with people in turkey to find troy. Troy: has a walled part and dense part around it. Art and daggers with images of war and hunting. Walls: so big they said they were built by cyclopes. Found a group burial for elites, earlier than the citadel - honoring own ancestors. Mapping of the catalogue of ships (iliad book 2) So parts of the poems reflect a historical past. One of the most beautiful men in existence. Vase: has a gorgon head - he had it on his shield. The shield had the whole cosmos and achilles could carry. Could not be looked at by the gods. Achilles is the only one who could look at it. He dies with it and there is a contest for it. 2nd best hero: ajax - he should get the armor.
