HUMA W1123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Achilles, Nausicaa, Odysseus
27 Sep 2016
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In other words, marriage in the family or external to the family: endogamy versus exogamy b, arete (think of alkino s" wife) excellence, tekhn skill, focus on civilizations, underworld and homecoming. It emphasized his loneliness i. ii. iii. iv. Page 125 lines 150 165: hostile to business and strangers. Could be a symbol for his odyssey being that he has many trials. Through this story, he is able to feel compassionate for his victims: book 9 encounter 3 civilizations i. ii. Lotus-eaters: line 90 very peaceful, but the lotus-eaters did almost make the men forget of their homecoming. It is interesting to note that the lotus-eaters have a different type of name unlike kikonians . [type text: drugs seem to almost always be about forgetting home, women are also dangerous in this book because of sex i. ii. iii. iv. Has to do with the notion of will-power and control. They want to make sure the man is in charge.
