PHIL 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Aeschylus, Matricide, Japanese Mathematics
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After careful analyzing the text, one comes to learn about the resentment mortals have to(cid:449)a(cid:396)d (cid:858)the fu(cid:396)ies(cid:859). Although the(cid:396)e li(cid:373)ited so(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)te(cid:396)a(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith (cid:373)o(cid:396)tals a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)iety itself, it becomes evident that they play a crucial role in enforcing the cycle of vengeance. In the open passage of aeschylus: the furies, pythia, the priestess of apollo delivers a des(cid:272)(cid:396)ipti(cid:448)e spee(cid:272)h a(cid:271)out he(cid:396) o(cid:271)se(cid:396)(cid:448)atio(cid:374) of (cid:858)the fu(cid:396)ies(cid:859). I(cid:374) he(cid:396) e(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:396)o(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, she sees a (cid:373)a(cid:374) that is sleeping on a bench, and beside him, she witnesses a strange woman sleeping, describing them as if they are almost out of place. This gives us an insight on the idea that these creatures (the. Furies) are not openly welcomed by mortals and the utter disrespect though are given when their presence is felt. She describes her observation by saying, (cid:862)in front of this man was an astonishing throng of women propped against the benches asleep.
