CLA2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lernaean Hydra, Stymphalian Birds, Ichor

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA2102
• Professor: Rajiv Bhola

Document Summary

Theta is for theseus, hero of athens. Theseus (c/f p. 55: minotaur, amazon, antiope, amazonomachy (c/f p. 152) Herakles: nemean lion (c/f p. 55, lernaean hydra & stymphalian birds, king of tiryns, cerberus (c/f p. 153) Troy to ithaka: scylla and charybdis (straits of messina) Jason: quest for the golden fleece: thessaly to colchis, argonauts, argo, medea. Thebes (boiotia: oedipus & the sphinx (c/f p. 88, seven against thebes/return of the seven. Greek religion characteristics: polytheistic, ritual sacrifice: procession, libation, sanctuary: altar, temple (purpose) Athena: metis (c/f p 17 and 130) birth. Dionysos: ivy, kantharos, maenad (c/f p 150-151), satyr birth. People: hesiod, theseus, antiope, amazon, herakles, jason, argonauts, oedipus, zeus, hera, Ares, hephaistos, hestia, poseidon, hades, pluto, demeter, persephone, aphrodite, eros, pan, Athena, metis, artemis, apollo, hermes, dionysos, maenad, satyr. Terms: hero, chthonic, libation, amazonomachy, nemean lion, cerberus, argo, sphinx, Theogony, anthropomorphic, ichor, nectar, ambrosia, immortal, prytaneion, trident, lyre, tripod cauldron, laurel/daphne, caduceus, herm, kantharos.