ENGB30H3 Lecture 10: ENG NOTES oct 25
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Heroes iv: theseus (and a bit of orpheus) *** plutarch is more of a historian which explains his rather rational explanations. After dionysus falls in love with her: other tellings: dionysus stole her away, somehow theseus was blown away by the wind and he is heartbroken. Mi(cid:374)os" (cid:449)ar agai(cid:374)st athe(cid:374)s & it"s allies: cause: death of a(cid:374)drogeus (cid:894)mi(cid:374)os" son), he died with some connection to athens, and so athens has to send sacrifices to crete, minos, scylla, nisus (oct. 6 readings) Daedalus and icarus (sept. 13 reading: minos punishes daedalus and his son because theseus escaped, sends daedalus and icarus into the labyrinth, they make wings to escape. Theseus rules athens after death of aegeus: father (aegeus) committed suicide because theseus forgot to change his sails from black to white (to signify that he has returned alive) Poseidon to punish his son: theseus later finds out that phaedra had lied and regrets.
