CLA204H1 Lecture : CLA204 Twelve Olympians
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Alexander spread greek culture to asia and persian territories. Imperial age- started when augustus ruled the roman empire. Mythos word, speech, conversation, tale, story, narrative (true or false) Logos word, speech, meaning, argument, reason, rationality (associated with truth) Myth is a traditional tale with secondary, partial reference to something of collective importance. Concerns with gods and heroes and natural phenomenon. Try to answer what people see around them. Living memory spans across a few generations doesn t survive more than 80 to 100 years. Culture memory memories that cannot be tied to individuals passed on in literature or story telling. Homer considered the pinnacle of literature for greeks. Didactic epic teach the reader or audience something. Zeus = jupiter(roman) most important god married to hera(also his sister) Terpsichore: delighting in the dance (choral lyric, dance) Iliad focused on the last year of the trojan war and the anger of achilleus. Aegis under protection of someone powerful.
