Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lord Voldemort, Clytemnestra, Metanira

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

Document Summary

Colossal head of zeus (2nd century bce) Father of olympian should be the ruler of all things. Thunderbolts from the cyclopes working in the giant mountains as their forge. Eagle sign of authority and ruler of the sky (also amerian icon) Divine champion of justice (dike), hospitality (xenia), suppliants. Sexually promiscuous and prolific: this allows for many claims of descent from zeus. Zeus would punish you sooner and later maybe in the next generation. It his responsibility that violators of justices would be punished. Never see anyone getting the better of zeus. Gods are not models of human behaviour have their own set of laws. Xenia how a host treat guest and how a guest treats a guest. Aka hospitality is a reciprocal context for the the greeks. Helpless person in city of athens go to temple of athena claim and seek protection if enemy comes after you from the sacred.