CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Golden Fleece, Greek Mythology, Pelias
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Feminist theory is the belief that gender norms and dynamics structure the way we live our lives. Social agenda of the feminist theory: it openly acknowledges that it has a political agenda, the goal of feminist perspectives is to resist, no interest in a political or social outcome. According to a pessimistic feminist reader, why do myths exist: these stories exist to enforce gender roles, reinforce stereotypes, so men will never give women any power. Iolcus: on his way to iolcus he loses a sandal, jason arrives and announces himself as real king, pelias asks him to bring the golden fleece back to prove himself as real king of the kingdom. Phrixus and helle: children of cloud goddess who has this ram after it is born. Step mother wants to kill the children because she is jealous. In order to save her children cloud goddess takes kids and puts them on ram to save them.
