CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Scheria, Nostoi, West Wind
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Trojan war reps grk gods: (not like barbarians) Athena (poseidon): he helps them get to troy. Before the horse was taken into troy, apollo"s priest (lauron?) warned them not to take any gifts from grks, and poseidon sent serpents to kill him. Does everything he c an to stop odysseus and menelaus from returning home o o o o o. Apollo paris show achilles in the heel with the help of apollo. Zeus= depicted as being impartial to both sides: his wife and children and all the other gods chose different sides. The returns (nostoi) of the grk heroes (includes the heroes who survive the war and return home) Mostly they return home and find their wives committing adultery. Has his wife with him, has to reach sparta. Poseidon stop shim, and he stops in egypt. Changes his shape several times until menelaus stops him from changing.
