CMLT316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Aristeia, Epithet, Scheria
19 Jun 2018
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TROJAN WAR
Starts with helen
Paris goes to visit sparta and takes helen back to troy
Her dad be hella pissed- paris is a bad guest
Peleus and thetis get married
There’s an apple for “the fairest”
Athena, hera, and aphrodite fight over it- zeus chucks it off olympus
Paris gets it- goddess will give him something for it
*Aphrodite: most beautiful woman in world (Helen)
Hera: power of asia minor
Athena: wisdom
Other 2 are hella pissed
10 year war- stalemated for 9
Agamemnon
Diomedes
Telamonian Ajax
Lesser Ajax
Hector- arch rival of achilles
Cassandra: has gift of prophecy from apollo- can see future but no one believes her
Achilles v Agamemnon
Squabble over honor?
Gods in the Iliad
Epithet: blessed gods
Wtf is happening who knows?
Nothing is going on there’s just pictures
Aristeia: “bestness”
Typically used to describe a hero in a homeric epic
Description of hero arming himself- armor described in great detail
Enters battle, turns the tide
Breaks into rank of enemy and wreaks havoc
Wounded
Prays to gods who help
Goes back in and kills important enemy
Battle over corpse- often gods have to take it away from hero
The Wrath and Love of Achilles
Menis/Philotes
wrath/tenderness
Shit goes down and achilles stands out-most violent
The Odyssey
Rooted in history
Book 1
Document Summary
Paris goes to visit sparta and takes helen back to troy. Her dad be hella pissed- paris is a bad guest. Athena, hera, and aphrodite ght over it- zeus chucks it off olympus. Paris gets it- goddess will give him something for it. Cassandra: has gift of prophecy from apollo- can see future but no one believes her. Typically used to describe a hero in a homeric epic. Description of hero arming himself- armor described in great detail. Breaks into rank of enemy and wreaks havoc. Battle over corpse- often gods have to take it away from hero. Shit goes down and achilles stands out-most violent. Athena visits ithaca- tells son odysseus looks like him. Oikos (house): for o not just household but where his family is. Oikos getting fucked up by suitors invading household. Poseidon gets mad and he"s shipwrecked on island of phaeacians. Tells them story of exploits/adventures: starts at fall of troy.
