LI 201- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 13 pages long!)
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All greek dates date from whatever olympiad things happen. Started as footrace and extends into chariots and boxing and. Willing to pay for things such as the olympics beyond. Poets become panhellenic because they recite the poems/travel. People used to tell stories but they would adapt them to the and recite audience. They need to be given an order or structure so that the stories do not contradict each other. Begins 2 times before actually starting and getting into the genealogy of the gods. They were given a scepter and it is the same as what kings had at the time--muse--help to inspire various forms of art. Poem claims to be the muses that speak through the mouths of others. We can lie but we can also tell the truth -muses. Tries to grive credibility as to how they can be trusted.