Classical Studies 2200 Midterm: Classics midterm 1 notes
23 Mar 2016
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Gilgamesh from mesopotamia/ancient babylon king of boruque, similariies to ancient greek heroes: tamers of nature civilizing characters/igures. Athena has snakes on her shield, medusa was killed by perseus and gited her head to. Odysseus beter than most people, gives idea other people can be like him is clever not strong: hung underneath huge ram to save his life, not to win glory, penelope wife, perfect ideal woman. Polyxena sacriices herself to the gods for the good of the community (greeks do not normally sacriice people, this was an extreme situaion) Medea killed her own children because mad at husband, rides away in chariot (with snakes?) Oedipus leader of a city, answers sphynx"s riddle no one else could answer. Aeneas (by virgil) carries father on back as troy burns, listened to gods and found another city: roman hero, diferent values showed devoion to others. Orpheus metamorphoses (ovid) made a trip to underworld to retrieve wife from.
