CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cyc, Lotherus, Calchas
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Multiple complex stories about the trojan war. Ilion name of the city that war took place in. Iliad covers a couple of years of the war, ended with the death of hector. Did not mention the trojan horse and the death of achilles. From the egg from the very beginning [*note: homer did not start with the birth of helen] In media res in the middle [homer started the iliad in the middle of the story] Laomedon trojan king, son of ilus and nephew of ganymede. Received apollo and poseidon as servants due to their punishment for the rebellion against zeus. Asked to build a wall around the city promised both gods reward when the task is completed. However, when it was completed laomedon refused to pay apollo and poseidon. Apollo, upset, sent a plague while poseidon sent a sea monster to the city. Laomedon, had to sacrifice his daughter, hesione to the sea monster [was saved by hercules]
