GRST 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cyclops, Makhai, Castration

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 209
• Professor: petertoohey

Document Summary

1-22: muses why trust the muses: (esoid"s poetry about gods and creation of the world and placement of, myths about gods and heroes, hero defined by the ancient greeks, big, savior,brave,male, Information was through spoken word, as there were no books. humans aristrocratic,young: hierarchy of gods--- lead by fate. Ordinary people: god (normal definition)- moral creatures, god(greek definition)- immortal, more powerful than humans and have abilities, oral work. Poetry verses that is not fixed so it is easy to memorize. Science: theogony is the mythical equivalent of science and history, essentials. Surfaces- depth and being characterized and different. Gods-live forever ,live a life of ease, very powerful zeus=justice. Humans-die, power is limited, life of work, kings=justice. Authority+reliability: origins-concrete or abstract, general introduction is like preface for an academic book. Preface provides reliability and a sense of authority to the writer: first 100 lines hesoid uses to establish his authority and his reliability as a poet, when you talk about muses.