Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Human Sexual Activity, Bachelor Party, Bacchylides
21 Aug 2013
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Given nature of oral tradition, it is not necessarily obvious. Ex: some show characters that look like they"re from. Homer that are doing things not from homer. Sirens described as alluring women, but there is something foul about them. The representation of them in greek art is ugly, they are strongly associated with death and the underworld and are creepy. The skin is stretched tight to the corpses at their feet- they drained their victims. Odysseus is trapped in a cave with a one eyed ogre who is eating the greeks. Odysseus is told the monster will eat him last. Odysseus sees plan to get out- long stick he sharpens and hardens in the fire. Gets ogre drunk on wine and odysseus drives the stick into his one eye, blinding him. Boulder is in the cave and the men could not move it because it was too big.
