CLST 203 Study Guide - Final Guide: Calydonian Boar, Pirithous, Aegeus
8 Apr 2017
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Clst 203 exam summaries: week 9: athens and theseus. Athens as a late great community, but had been around for a long time . Autochthonous people of athens sprung up from the earth hephaestus attempted to rape athena who resisted: Hephaestus ejaculated, athena threw it away half serpent/man (erichthonius/cecrops) from the ground and from him came all the athenians. Poseidon and athena athena winning patronage by growing at olive tree. Legends of theseus only evidence of theseus (athenian artists and playwrights) Family: poseidon and aegeus king of athens as his fathers and aethra of troezen as a priestess of poseidon and his mother. Wives and lovers: ariadne, antiope (son hippolytus), phaedra. Best friend: pirithous king of place in thessaly. Champion of the oppressed helps and takes people people like heracles, Inserted into many other classic quests argonauts, calydonian boar hunt. Credited with making athens great synoecism means athens as centre .
