C C 303 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Homeric Hymns, Unit, Chryseis

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: C C 303
• Professor: S Lundy

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Hercules: hercules, or herakles, was the son of zeus and alcmene. His arrogant and cruel mannerisms only seem to elevate his status, as heroes were expected to be aware of their greatness: herakles is driven to madness by hera and kills his first wife and children. To purify himself, he is forced to undergo twelve labors: after his death, herakles is elevated to a god and marries hebe, goddess of youth. In ancient greece, heroes were generally descendants of gods or goddesses: they were also usually from aristocratic backgrounds, heroes were defined by their achievements, which were generally on the battlefield and involved military glory. Homer: homer is the mysterious figure (or figures) credited with writing the great epic poems of the iliad and the odyssey, and the homeric hymns, according to the greek historian herodotus, homer was born around 850. Achilles: the iliad is entirely focused on achilles and his divine rage, first against.