CLA 2323 Lecture 6: October 12 Lecture
22 Oct 2016
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Takes place partly in the peloponnese takes place at tiryns (easternmost of trio) port, harbour city of mycenae two brothers on plain of argos. Argos akrisios father of danae, grandfather of perseus attempted to kill the pair. Tiryns akrisios" brother (equally unpleasant) proitos or proteus king at tiryns. Proitos receives young man bellerophon as guest who is fleeing home because he committed murder by accident seeks refuge in tiryns from corinth because of blood crime. While at palace of proitos, proitos" wife falls in love with him one example of classic pattern in western storytelling: beautiful young man arouses attraction in older woman acting as his host. Stheneboia strong in cattle name you would have if you had a lot of cattle bronze age name reflecting idea of cattle as money. Desire/rejection/false accusation story of joseph and the wife of potiphar in book of.
