GRS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Anchises, Demigod, Sacred Prostitution

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRS 200
• Professor: Laurel Bowman

Document Summary

Read comparative for fun in chapter 3. Goddess of love, desire and laughter in mockery. Relationship with zeus is important; loss of power makes aphrodite less powerful than zeus. Brought to earth by hermes- depicted as a high ranking woman demanding for respect: lying to the mortals of who she really is. Aphrodite straight up lies that she is(cid:374)(cid:859)t a god, the(cid:374) e(cid:454)plai(cid:374)s (cid:449)h(cid:455) she (cid:272)a(cid:374) speak troja(cid:374) Mentions to sleep with her to the mortal. She(cid:859)s got high ra(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g frie(cid:374)ds; properl(cid:455) raised (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)ho has do(cid:374)e a(cid:271)solutel(cid:455) (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g (cid:449)ro(cid:374)g, does(cid:374)(cid:859)t a(cid:272)t or feel a(cid:374)(cid:455) desire of her o(cid:449)(cid:374) Demands to ask to be introduced to his parents- arrange a dowry to be paid- (cid:862)not (cid:455)et(cid:863) By speaking- causes prince to feel desire instantly, puts desire into his heart, making it legal first; represe(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) of (cid:455)ou(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g (cid:374)ot (cid:455)et (cid:271)ut does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)ea(cid:374) it- saying no/not yet creates desire in men.