CLASSICS 2D03 Lecture 23: Jason, Bellerophon & Perseus.docx
24 Oct 2014
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
He is not just fighting monsters or killing people, but is taming nature like humanity does: they move around. Often do right from the beginning because they have been exiled from their homes. But they can still be associated with certain areas. Traveling means they found things cults, religions, cities, temples, practices: suffering/early death, short life of labor and terrible deaths. Each hero may vary a little bit, but keep in mind these patterns. They are greek, and travel into the black sea to the greek, this is very exotic. Son of aeson and pheres does not have a divine father. Athena as a helper for heroes and soldiers. Motif can"t do it alone, need the gods help. Uncle pelias motif of having an evil uncle. Pelias usurps throne from cousin aeson taken the throne from jason"s father. Jason brought up in secret by chiron has to flee and grow up in secret.
