CL_HUM 3350 Lecture Notes - Chariot Racing, Pentheus, Ephebos

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Polis (poleis)- city, center of culture of the region. Eponym - how a place gets its name. Kadmos wishes to rule over thebes, and does so with the help of the greeks. All are killed by the warriors, and 5 are left the ancestors of thebes: kekrops founder of athens, half man and snake, comes from the ground. Dichotomy - haves or have nots, leave grey area: space between forests and polis, boundary lands and farms just outside the polis liminal - limen, threshold. borderline space that is potentially dangerous, may need. I. techne - information, skills. athena is skillful, functional relation to the city: order. Pantheon - temple in rome dedicated to all of the gods: parthenon - temple of athena. 1: benefactors, orphans will protect the polis because it took care of them, polis raised them because they are orphans of other soldiers, now they tribute, declaration of wealth and power by the city of athens.

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