CLAS-2701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Glooscap, Labours Of Hercules, Pegasus
19 Jun 2019
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Sacri ces: heifer/unbred cow (cause she"s a virgin) Her statue - at the base, legend of pandora. Cultural contact and parallels with stories fo other cultures: Fire-brining tricksters in di erent cultures (glooscap and prometheus) Hercules: famous hero of the twelve labours. Argonauts: in some legends, it"s the rst boat that goes on a quest to nd the golden. Medea: love interest of jason, captain of the argo she"s dangerous person. Medusa: monster with snakes for hair and turns you to stone if you see her. Proteus: old man of the sea with the power of shifting shapes. Oedipus: kills his dad, marries his mom, solves the riddle of the sphinx, wise but doesn"t know himself. Homer: author of two major poems of literature, in legend was blind, not sure if he was real. Ovid: roman poet, author of metamorphoses, transformations. Dark ages (1100-750 bce) - iron age.
