CLAS 203 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fundamental Interaction, Hereditary Monarchy, Syntactic Ambiguity
11 Mar 2013
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Mythologically, thebes was found from the east; cadmus means from the east. Ares; dragon kills companion so cadmus goes to fetch water himself, and slays the dragon. Cadmus takes its teeth guided by athena and keeps half of them; half goes to. Jason: spartoi best line of men of thebans, came from dragon"s tooth resurrecting men, fighting each until 5 remain who becomes cadmus" companions. Local founding: chthonius (inner part of city), nicteus, niteis, antiope, zethus and amphion: second founding but leave no direct descents, blend of stories. Near eastern saga and local folklore may have combined stories together. Historical basis: polydorus does not just come to take over thebes. During the transition, a local line takes over, chtonius nicteus. Nicteis & antiope zethus (shepard and hunter) & Amphion (music builds wall of thebes with music: polydorus comes in now and marries nicteis and has labdacus. Cithaeron: polybus, merope (king and queen) of corinth.
