CLST 203 Midterm: Test 3 Textbook Notes

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 203
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

Document Summary

Troy at the entrance to the hellespont, a narrow sea link between the mediterranean and the black sea. These myths have some historical accuracy, discovered at pylos. Peleus mortal man, about to marry thetis. Zeus heard a prophecy that one day his son, possibly from thetis, would steal his throne. To prevent this takeover, zeus marries off thetis (he is attracted to her) to a human prince (peleus), so that any of her kids will be half human and will not be a threat. Other versions zeus is punishing her because she didn"t hook up with him, zeus is rewarding peleus. ), she shows up anyways and throws a golden apple at people that says for the fairest . Hera, athene, and aphrodite fight over the apple, so zeus throws it off mount olympus. It lands by troy where paris (king priam of troy"s son) is tending to his sheep.