CLA 2323 Lecture 7: November 2 Lecture

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: David Sacks

Document Summary

*the list of questions to be answered during the course will be important for the final exam the exam will be more about overview, making connections, not just facts* Herakles completes his 12th labour and this is the climax of his story what follows is the lead- up to his death. Standard version: herakles is driven mad by hera early in life, he kills his family and sets out on the labours afterwards as an act of penance. Duplicate or triplicate terminology present in greek mythology and related things example: the various names of euripides" play. Involves his second wife: deianeira, meaning collector of spoil" (spoils of war) ominous name. She is a gentle creature; he wins her in military conquest. Herakles and deianeira need to cross river in central greece to get to the place where they plan to live.