ENG150Y1 Lecture Notes - Ninsun, Demigod, Intertextuality
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Man who is a (g/g)od, (g/g)od who is a man. Ancient pharos"s, rhama, augustus (virgil), roman emperors after death and some during their lifetime. Son"s of gods: gilgamesh, son of ninsun, aeneas, son of venus, achilles, son of thetis, tiberius, son of divine augustus. The characters above are political leaders, warriors, polytheistic, top of the social hierarchy. Jesus ends up as a sacrifice, comes out of a monotheistic; especially in mark; the son of the god and not many gods, starts as the lowest of the social hierarchy. Starts at the bottom, redefinition of the term king", a much more humble character. Created a connection with the enslaved nation. God"s connection is no longer with the connections of the world; god becomes more transcendent because of this change. Connection with jews; we"re going to have a different idea of a messiah.