CLAS 430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Odysseus
Document Summary
God of the sea: lord of the deep. He"s the master of terrifying movements of the earth and sea. He was originally associated with freshwater streams and wherever. Disembodied spirits usually lead a dark, shadowy existence in the underwo. Hero"s (odysseus) encounter with death in homer, odyssey. Odysseus was lost at sea after sacking troy. Odysseus saw ghosts including his mother and achilles. Minos: king of crete > judge in the underworld. Tested the omniscience of the gods (serving them his son) He was guilty of violence against the gods. Punishment = can never satisfy his desire for food and drink. Famed for his cleverness, also guilty of violence against the gods. Visits of living to underworld: orpheus and eurydice (couple) ver he struck his trident, a spring burst forth erworld realm of hades advice from the ghost, tiresias (man who was turned into a woman then back to a man). Visits of living to underworld: orpheus and eurydice (couple)
