Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Dawn Goddess, Skyros, Hector
9 Feb 2017
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Trojan allies slain by akhilleus: memnon of ethiopia. Son of the dawn goddess: penthesilea. Thetis awards akhilleus" armour: to the best of the achaeans. Can be compared to a beauty contest. Aias plans to slaughter the greek chiefs in anger. Athena intervenes: delusional he kills the army"s flock instead. Doubly shamed he commits suicide using the sword that hektor gave him after their duel: atimos. Prophecy: three conditions for the fall of troy. Neoptolemus will slay priam at the household altar: sacrilege. Bitten by a snake: he suffered a festering and agonizing wound that made him scream and stink. The greeks abandoned him on lemnos: he lived along for almost ten years. He had possession of the lethal bow of herakles. Odysseus and neoptolemus come to lemnos to bring him to troy to be healed and to help sack the city.
