CLA204H1 Lecture : CLA204H1S LECTURE 3
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Trojan war y what started the trojan war? (the root of all evil a woman) helen y. The illiad y the illiad was composed around 800 bc in the archaic period y the first work written down on paper y considered the best piece of literature at the time y xenophanes (ca. 5790475 bc) critiques hesiod s and homer s representation of the gods: Homer and hesiod attributed to the gods everything which among humans is disgrace and reproach: stealing, adultery, and mutual deceit . Sister and wife of zeus y roman name: juno y daughter of kronos and theia y y goddess of marriage y y often portrayed as the jealous wife of zeus and as opposing his children from other women. Symbols: diadem, scepter, bowl, pomegranate, peacock (especially herakles = the glory of hera ) The rape of europa y epillion a little epic y europa has a dream of two women, asia and europe y.
