HUM-8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Omen, Clytemnestra, Hellenic Army
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Killed her: the chorus focusses on divine signs: (omens, know that the chorus are elderly argives (greeks) Cry sorrow, sorrow! , but let the good prevail! Basically two birds appear on the right hand side of mene and ag, where each bird represents each king and eat a pregnant rabbit. Notice the mixture of good and bad in the omen, things look shitty, but maybe it"ll be ok. All this says is i know why the greek army went to war. The careful seer of the army (the prophet calmus) knew the warlike feasters on the hare at sight for the two sons of atreus, two also in their mettle, and the powers who led the force. [chalcas the seer said:] pity makes holy artemis grudge her father"s winged hounds the wretched hare, unborn litter and all, their sacrifice; she loathes the eagles" meal. cry sorrow! [chalcas continues,] the manifestation of the birds is favourable but means blame.
