CLA232H1 Lecture : January 17th Lecture
Document Summary
Greeks defined themselves against what they were not/ who they were not; this is a case of them defining themselves against something superior to themselves (like the story of. This helps greeks think about their limitations; it helped them come to terms with their humanity. Myth of eos and tithonus: eos is the goddess of the dawn, and tithonus was mortal . Eos asked for eternal life for tithonus, but did not ask for eternal youth; tithonus kept ageing but never dying until he became just a high pitched whine (the reasoning for cicadas) Greek religion is anthropomorphic they imagine their gods in mortal shape, and having human emotions. The story of sarpedon is a good example of gods picking sides and caring for their children sarpedon was the son of zeus, and when he was going to die in battle, zeus wanted to save him.
