CLASS 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Chariot Racing, Hubris, Thyestes
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Achilles dines with the body of hector underneath his couch. Pretending this is a dedication to troy. Sack troy in the middle of the night. Inside trojan horse is the strongest of the greek fighters including odysseus. Morally repugnant: killing taking place on sacrificial altars. Cassandra taking asylum at athena"s statue later ripped off & taken as agamemnon"s slave. All of this angers the gods makes journey home for the greeks very hard. Anchises survives troy picture depicts aeneas carrying out anchises. Iliad concerned with disputes of achilles & agamemnon. Agamemnon had to give up his captive b/c she prayed to apollo. Makes achilles give up his captive as well. Tantalus (not greek; an outsider) progenitor of important greek family. Trickster invites gods to a feast at his house. Cuts up his son pelops & brews him into a soup. Punishment: always hungry & thirsty in the underworld.
