CLASSICS 1B03 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Zeus, Wool, Wine
12 Oct 2018
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Lecture 1 (june 21st) introduction and creation 18-06-13 5:40 pm. What is mythology: talking about what is important in life, presenting it in narrative, stories. How is greek and roman mythology relevant to us today: professors that teach you, voting that matters. What are our modern myths: the great gatsby the american dream. Aristotle: philosopher, greek tragedy, explaining what is important, prescriptive. Aristotle and the elements of tragedy: plot, character, thought, diction, song/melody, spectacle. Hamartia (missing the mark with your arrow; tragic mistake) Poets would usually enter trilogies, plus one satyr play with one poet per day. We only have extant tragedies from 3 poets: aeschylus, sophocles, and. Only 33 tragedies survive in full ( extant ) Aeschylus: the oresteia trilogy, agamemnon, the libation bearers, the eumenides/furies. Rhea: hades, poseidon, demeter, hera, zeus. Are these myths just stories or are they meant to be didactic (ie: teaching?)
