CLA 3380 Lecture 6: Lecture #6 (5/18)
17 Feb 2017
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Most of these people are the generation before the trojan war. Should be the ruler, isn"t the ruler; usurped by pelias. So jason, if you knew someone was going to overthrow you, what would you do? i would go find the golden fleece. Problem with golden fleece: guarded by a serpent that never sleeps; it is also way the hell far away, nobody really knows how far it is haha (colchis) furthest port at very back end of black sea. Ino (of thebes) wicked step-mother of two children: Love tension, inheritance cause problems with step-mothers. She decided to kill them to get her kids the inheritance. Nephele beseeches the gods to save her children; gods intervene. Gods send a golden, flying ram; flies them off to safety; on the way poor. Helle falls off into the ocean; she"s dead, but because everyone feels sad for her, this area gets named for her. The hellespont the sea of helle.
