CLAS C205: Classical Mythology
... and goddesses, heroes and heroines, but with the “logic of myth” and the “culture of myth”: how circumstances of belief, society, and politics generated ever-new expressions of myth that suited the changing concerns of ancient poets and their audiences. The course has three parts: • The first introd ...
... and goddesses, heroes and heroines, but with the “logic of myth” and the “culture of myth”: how circumstances of belief, society, and politics generated ever-new expressions of myth that suited the changing concerns of ancient poets and their audiences. The course has three parts: • The first introd ...
Introductory_questions_for_The_Odyssey
... 1. ODYSSEY is defined as “a long journey.” Whose long journey is described in The Odyssey? 2. What is an epic? 3. Who wrote The Odyssey? 4. What do historians know about the author of The Odyssey? 5. How did The Trojan War begin? In what epic is the Trojan War the main event? 6. What was the Wooden ...
... 1. ODYSSEY is defined as “a long journey.” Whose long journey is described in The Odyssey? 2. What is an epic? 3. Who wrote The Odyssey? 4. What do historians know about the author of The Odyssey? 5. How did The Trojan War begin? In what epic is the Trojan War the main event? 6. What was the Wooden ...
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... 1. Reading the Epic is to read poetry. What poetic elements does the epic contain: a. ____________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________ d. ______________________ ...
... 1. Reading the Epic is to read poetry. What poetic elements does the epic contain: a. ____________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________ d. ______________________ ...
questions on the iliad - Spokane Community College
... Troy; is The Iliad thus somehow pro-Trojan? What do we learn about "city" life-in peace and war-when we are inside Troy (i.e., how is the poem a cultural perspective on the Trojan world)? How are the Troy sections important to issues of heterosexual bonding? Do the Trojan warriors articulate a diffe ...
... Troy; is The Iliad thus somehow pro-Trojan? What do we learn about "city" life-in peace and war-when we are inside Troy (i.e., how is the poem a cultural perspective on the Trojan world)? How are the Troy sections important to issues of heterosexual bonding? Do the Trojan warriors articulate a diffe ...
The Odyssey
... • At the wedding party of Peleus, the King Pithia, and the goddess of the sea, Thetis, every god and goddess was invited except Eris, the goddess of disagreement and conflict. Eris was angry at them, so she threw a golden apple into the center of the party. On the apple were the words "to the most b ...
... • At the wedding party of Peleus, the King Pithia, and the goddess of the sea, Thetis, every god and goddess was invited except Eris, the goddess of disagreement and conflict. Eris was angry at them, so she threw a golden apple into the center of the party. On the apple were the words "to the most b ...
Q83MYT lecture 7 handout
... the Ilian War, that the load of death might empty the world. And so the heroes were slain in Troy, and the plan of Zeus came to pass. Cypria fr. 3 …so that Europe and Asia would go to war and his daughter would become famous. ...
... the Ilian War, that the load of death might empty the world. And so the heroes were slain in Troy, and the plan of Zeus came to pass. Cypria fr. 3 …so that Europe and Asia would go to war and his daughter would become famous. ...
The Odyssey
... The Author • Nearly 3,000 years after they were composed, The Iliad and The Odyssey remain two of the most widely read stories ever told, but next to nothing is known about their author. • What is known is that he was an accomplished Greek bard that was blind and probably lived in the late 8th and ...
... The Author • Nearly 3,000 years after they were composed, The Iliad and The Odyssey remain two of the most widely read stories ever told, but next to nothing is known about their author. • What is known is that he was an accomplished Greek bard that was blind and probably lived in the late 8th and ...
The Odyssey Intro Powerpoint
... Odysseus’ plan was to build a massive wooden-horse and hide a few Greek soldiers inside it. After the horse was built, the Greeks pushed it up to the gates of Troy and withdrew their armies so it looked like they abandoned their camp. The Trojans thought the Greeks had given up and the horse was a p ...
... Odysseus’ plan was to build a massive wooden-horse and hide a few Greek soldiers inside it. After the horse was built, the Greeks pushed it up to the gates of Troy and withdrew their armies so it looked like they abandoned their camp. The Trojans thought the Greeks had given up and the horse was a p ...
Lecture 6 Homer_BEL_20161219114136
... in the foremost nor would I urge you into the fighting where men win glory. But now, seeing that the spirits of death stand close about us in their thousands, no man can turn aside nor escape them, let us go on and win glory for ourselves, or yield it to others.” =Achilles's final judgement on kleos ...
... in the foremost nor would I urge you into the fighting where men win glory. But now, seeing that the spirits of death stand close about us in their thousands, no man can turn aside nor escape them, let us go on and win glory for ourselves, or yield it to others.” =Achilles's final judgement on kleos ...
Homer`s World
... Oral History - Homer’s epics are all that remains of a series of poems that told the whole story of the Trojan War. In later centuries, the Iliad and the Odyssey were memorized by professional reciters, who performed them at religious festivals throughout Greece. They were also the first works read ...
... Oral History - Homer’s epics are all that remains of a series of poems that told the whole story of the Trojan War. In later centuries, the Iliad and the Odyssey were memorized by professional reciters, who performed them at religious festivals throughout Greece. They were also the first works read ...
Mercury(Hermes)
... syncretized with Greek religion during the time of the Roman Republic, starting around the 4th century BC. From the beginning, Mercury had essentially the same aspects as Hermes, he was often accompanied by a cockerel, herald of the new day, a ram or goat, symbolizing fertility, and a tortoise, refe ...
... syncretized with Greek religion during the time of the Roman Republic, starting around the 4th century BC. From the beginning, Mercury had essentially the same aspects as Hermes, he was often accompanied by a cockerel, herald of the new day, a ram or goat, symbolizing fertility, and a tortoise, refe ...
Epic Poetry - Pre
... Epic Hero An epic hero is a larger than life figure from a history or legend, usually favored by or even partially descended from deities, but aligned more closely with mortal figures in popular portrayals. The hero participates in a cyclical journey or quest, faces adversaries that try to defeat hi ...
... Epic Hero An epic hero is a larger than life figure from a history or legend, usually favored by or even partially descended from deities, but aligned more closely with mortal figures in popular portrayals. The hero participates in a cyclical journey or quest, faces adversaries that try to defeat hi ...
Greek Philosophy Essay
... are going to kill your son… Odysseus in a full assembly made this point.” Hektor the once great Trojan warrior, had a son, whom the Trojan women hoped would one day bring back the glory of Troy. Odysseus, with one swift move, puts an end to these dreams by ordering the execution of the son. Tactica ...
... are going to kill your son… Odysseus in a full assembly made this point.” Hektor the once great Trojan warrior, had a son, whom the Trojan women hoped would one day bring back the glory of Troy. Odysseus, with one swift move, puts an end to these dreams by ordering the execution of the son. Tactica ...
Introduction to the Greek gods
... immune to her (Hesiod xxxviii). Cronus castrated Uranus (heaven) while Uranus was mating with Gaia (earth). Cronus threw down Uranus' testicles; some of which landed in sea, causing foam. Aphrodite emerged from the foam. Predated other Olympic gods. However, in some versions of the myth, she is daug ...
... immune to her (Hesiod xxxviii). Cronus castrated Uranus (heaven) while Uranus was mating with Gaia (earth). Cronus threw down Uranus' testicles; some of which landed in sea, causing foam. Aphrodite emerged from the foam. Predated other Olympic gods. However, in some versions of the myth, she is daug ...
1 - MendenhallEnglish
... The Iliad is a long narrative poem. The story combines the history, legends, and religion of the ancient Greeks with the imagination, invention, and lively story-telling abilities of a great poet. The events in the Iliad were as well known to the ancient Greeks as the story of Noah’s ark or the song ...
... The Iliad is a long narrative poem. The story combines the history, legends, and religion of the ancient Greeks with the imagination, invention, and lively story-telling abilities of a great poet. The events in the Iliad were as well known to the ancient Greeks as the story of Noah’s ark or the song ...
Review of a book Odyssey by Homer
... This is one of the greatest works of literature to be written, attributed to the blind poet Homer. With a timeless charm the Odyssey tells the story of the long journey by Odysseus. He is brave, strong and very clever. The poem mainly centers on Odysseus and his heroic journey. It takes Odysseus ten ...
... This is one of the greatest works of literature to be written, attributed to the blind poet Homer. With a timeless charm the Odyssey tells the story of the long journey by Odysseus. He is brave, strong and very clever. The poem mainly centers on Odysseus and his heroic journey. It takes Odysseus ten ...
Greek Mythology and Epic Poetry SCAVENGER HUNT (Textbook p
... C. The action in an epic centers on the Epic Hero. D. Structure: _________________________________________________________________________. 1. Like many epics, The Odyssey begins with an ________________, a request _________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ...
... C. The action in an epic centers on the Epic Hero. D. Structure: _________________________________________________________________________. 1. Like many epics, The Odyssey begins with an ________________, a request _________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ...
Introduction
... ● The story is part of Greek Mythology. ● There is archaeological evidence that Troy did exist and that it experienced a dramatic downfall. ● However, there is no evidence to show that the events that take place in the story actually occurred. Source: http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/arch/iliad/Iliad ...
... ● The story is part of Greek Mythology. ● There is archaeological evidence that Troy did exist and that it experienced a dramatic downfall. ● However, there is no evidence to show that the events that take place in the story actually occurred. Source: http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/arch/iliad/Iliad ...
File
... The Iliad stretches back nearly three thousand years to tell the story of the Greek invasion of Troy. When Paris, a prince of Troy, steals the beautiful Helen from her husband, King Menelaus of Sparta, a thousand Greek ships set sail to punish the Trojans. The Greek army, under tile command of King ...
... The Iliad stretches back nearly three thousand years to tell the story of the Greek invasion of Troy. When Paris, a prince of Troy, steals the beautiful Helen from her husband, King Menelaus of Sparta, a thousand Greek ships set sail to punish the Trojans. The Greek army, under tile command of King ...
Homer`s Odyssey Notes from PowerPoint Epic – a long told in (usu
... Example: “Fear fell upon Hector as he beheld him, and he dared not stay longer where he was but fled in dismay from before the gates, while Achilles darted after him at his utmost speed. As a mountain falcon, swiftest of all birds, swoops down upon some cowering dove- the dove flies before him but t ...
... Example: “Fear fell upon Hector as he beheld him, and he dared not stay longer where he was but fled in dismay from before the gates, while Achilles darted after him at his utmost speed. As a mountain falcon, swiftest of all birds, swoops down upon some cowering dove- the dove flies before him but t ...
Homeric scholarship
Homeric scholarship is the study of any Homeric topic, especially the two large surviving epics, the Iliad and Odyssey. It is currently part of the academic discipline of classical studies. The subject is one of the oldest in scholarship. For the purpose of the present article, Homeric scholarship is divided into three main phases: antiquity; the 18th and 19th centuries; and the 20th century and later.