CLA 1101 Lecture 6: Lecture 6- Trojan War

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 1101
• Professor: Heather Loube

Document Summary

Lecture 6: the trojan war and the end of the palaces. (eta) is for helen, hekaton (100) Began because of wedding of peleus & thetis. Peleus: shape changer, zeus loved her but she"d escape by transforming. Eris: uninvited guest, goddess of discourse, to the fairest . Judgement of paris: homst hansom guy chose the most beautiful woman, finalist hera (goddess of marriage), athena (goddess of war), Aphrodite: give the love of the most beautiful women in the world: aphrodite was chosen. Leda and the swan: daughter od leda, leda laid an egg containing helen. Menelaus: brother of agamemnon, searched for helen once she left. Aphrodite made helen fall for paris and ran away together. Agamemnon"s sacrifice: had to sacrifice to bring wind, sacrifice is daughter of agamemnnon, some versions she becomes a deer and escapes and others say she was killed, wife killed agamemnon. Immortality: dunked him into the river of the underworld.