CLA204H1 Lecture : CLA204H.docx-Thebes.docx
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Ares is the divine ancestor of thebes, Cadmus is the historic divine of thebes probably from egypt etc- gives his name to the pop. Cadmus was abducted by his sister europa. Cadmus grandson is transformed into a stag and is killed by his dogs. Harmonia the daughter of ares and aphrodite. The dragon that cadmus kills had killed all of his friends, sews the dragons teeth in the groun to get ppl to settle in the city = spartoi sown men . The spartoi inter marry with the cadmeans. Death of pentheus-his mother and aunt are ripping him in pieces, myenaids (womens in appraised frenzy, crazed females) Actaeon the hunter gets hunted-ovid , the dogs are sated with their masters blood. Diana and her nymphs-try to cover her body, she feels ashamed as actaeon was spying on her so artemis transforms him into a stag and the dogs eat him, diana is satisfied in pg 58 punished for impiety.
