CLST 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Social Order, Cultural Translation, Solipsism

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10 Jun 2016
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Myth is a way of finding an answer to something (oedipus and sphinx) Freud"s idea of oedipus as key to hum psyche. Be aware of the humorous element of mythology (ovid, etc. ) Gema augustea-- image of caesar as an avatar of jupiter. George washington- early american sculpture of him with nude torso, as jupiter. Lincoln memorial- another image of american president portrayed as god. Ben franklin- memorial statue, depicted as a type of zeus, with classical surroundings-- similar of pantheon. Prometheus brings down fire from heaven in contest with zeus. Franklin brings down electricity -- (avatar of zeus and his opponent prometheus) Penn relay medal: image of franklin in throne" giving award to nude athletes (as zeus) She"s steering bull (bull market) where she wants it to go. Not just generalized violence-- violence of a very particular time. Related to near eastern peoples cilicia and phoenicia. Cadmus wanted to find his sister, coulndn"t come home without her.

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