CLA201H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Comparative Religion, Origin Myth, Harpy
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Does not begin with invocation of the muses but with apollo. Section 5 pelias (uncle) is a descendant of poseidon and jason is a favorite of hera. Identify jason because he is missing a sandal. Pelias sets up this heroic quest not to save their land but to get jason out of the way of his oracle so he can lose his homecoming. The argonautica was an adventure for the poet. It was a rewriting homeric epic in a way that would meet the demanding tastes of his contemporaries. The literary fashion in the hellenistic period was for small, meticulous poems, featuring displays of erudition and paradoxography (the account of marvels and oddities) as represented by the work of callimachus. In adapting the epic genre to this audience, apollonius went a long way towards inventing the romance novel. 1. 341-363 heracles he doesn"t want to lead/replace jason even though people want to follow him. 3. 422-438 jason is assigned the heroic task.
