CLA204H1 Lecture 8: Lecture 8
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Men throw themselves into the waves tempted by sirens. Od(cid:455)sseus (cid:449)a(cid:374)ts to hea(cid:396) the si(cid:396)e(cid:374)"s so(cid:374)g (cid:449)ithout e(cid:374)di(cid:374)g his life so he tells his (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:396)ades to tie him to the ship. Greeks win but homer only eludes to the events. Afte(cid:396) (cid:271)ook (cid:1006)(cid:1008) of iliad, afte(cid:396) hekto(cid:396)"s death, allies of the t(cid:396)oja(cid:374)s (cid:272)o(cid:373)e f(cid:396)o(cid:373) fa(cid:396) a(cid:449)a(cid:455) to (cid:271)olste(cid:396) their ranks, including the amazons (warrior women), and achilles has a significant encounter (cid:449)ith pe(cid:373)phil . G(cid:396)eat (cid:271)attle o(cid:448)e(cid:396) a(cid:272)hilles" a(cid:396)(cid:373)o(cid:396) afte(cid:396) his death a(cid:374)d his a(cid:396)(cid:373)o(cid:396) Ajax goes mad with rage, that he slaughters agamemnon, odysseus, (or so he thinks, as he is mad, and attacks sheep instead) Ajax cannot endure this, and commits suicide of shame, falling on his sword, only occurring once in greek myth. Aja(cid:454) holds a g(cid:396)udge agai(cid:374)st od(cid:455)sseus (cid:449)ho stole a(cid:272)hilles" a(cid:396)(cid:373)o(cid:396) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) hi(cid:373); od(cid:455)sseus des(cid:272)e(cid:374)ds into the underworld once, but ajax wont even look at him.
