CLAS104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sigmund Freud, Cithaeron, Spartoi

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS104
• Professor: Ronald Kroeker

Document Summary

Saga: focusing on the actions of mortal/ semi-divine heroes. Saga often has often has some historical connection to geographical areas important in the late bronze age myths have the same focus on the same area or family. Cadamus is given harmonia (daughter of ares and aphrodite) as a bride. Has 4 daughters with her: ino, semele, agave, atonoe. Myth links thebes to near east; also native to greek soil. Pentheus; grandson of cadamus; next king of thebes died at the hands of mother agave; so labdacus became king; but also died due to disregard of dionysus. Labdacus son laius (would be king but too young at time of fathers death had to give throne to great-great uncle lycus) is the father of oedipus. Laius was exiled in elis where he had been taken by pelops. Laius curses his lineage by abducting pelops" son chrysippus who he was in love with.