CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Calchas, Protesilaus, Chryses
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Lecture 16 the trojan war (p 517-552) Many believe that the cycle of trojan stories began with a real historical event: the sack of a. Bronze age city near the hellespont around 1200 bc. The songs of homer and later poets are not about historical events, but about the difficult choices and sometimes tragic consequences that face all humans as they attempt to adapt to the world around them. Atreus (a-trus): leaders of the greek expedition to troy who also ruled the argive plains (key landmarks are mycenae and argos textbook p 340 map). After the death of eurystheus, the one who came up with the twelve labors of heracles, the king that took his place was tantalus of lydia. He was allowed to dine with the gods, but he stole their nectar and ambrosia, and then tempted the gods with cannibalism. (recall: the four sinners of the underworld)
