CLASSIC 45C Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Aegeus, Euripides, Protofeminism
10 May 2017
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Medea- granddaughter of helios, niece of circe, has magic powers. Corinthians murdered boys in temple of hera out of hatred for. After medea killed creon and fled to athens, leaving kids at temple of hera, creon"s relatives killed them in revenge. M tried to make them immortal but failed and they died. Idea that m killed her children may or may not have been euripides" invention. Aegeus promises her asylum after she"s done whatever she has to do which makes her hopeful. Tutor- attached to jason- gives male perspective. Targets creon bc he is the reason why creusa gets to marry j. Medea has no home(no husband, no house ) Idea of killing creon is that creon mirrors jason. Idea that a man is a husband and a father. Creon is the healthy version of jason. I may love them today but later on , i might not. When that happens and when they"re not useful, i will drop them.
