CLASSICS 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Iobates, Iolaus, Euripides
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Modern medeas: the others (2001) and beloved (1998) Other modern medeas: the girl with the dragon tattoo (2009) and gone girl (2014) Think the main character dies, but halfway through revealed she is not learn that the guy has been playing her around. On a boat (the helios) & she decides to get revenge (see clip) Bellerophon asked to take a letter to iobates by proetus to whom he is very much grateful. Asked not to look at the letter: letter delivered to iobates & reveals that proetus has asked iobates to kill the deliverer bellerophon. Iobates asks bellerophon to perform several life-threatening tasks including killing the chimaera, battling amazons, etc & eventually marrying iobates" daughter. Perseus son of zeus and danae quest to find the 3 old women. Perseus goes on to find the gorgon (medusa) out of medusa"s head emerges pegasus.