CLA 2323 Lecture 1: Greek Mythology

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

Document Summary

Theseus: hero i(cid:374) greek mythology, ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)er, his story has (cid:271)ee(cid:374) re(cid:449)ritte(cid:374). He"s s(cid:373)art sometimes and stupid others (rewritten to make him appear better than he was). De(cid:373)eter: har(cid:448)est a(cid:374)d grai(cid:374): she (cid:449)as popular i(cid:374) the (cid:272)ou(cid:374)try side so popular, people (cid:449)ould (cid:272)all their kids after her (demetria/demetrios). These names are not identical, but they are in reference to the god. No, but most of the(cid:373) did like religio(cid:374) today. They (cid:271)elie(cid:448)ed it (cid:449)as a ti(cid:373)e (cid:449)here gods (cid:449)alked o(cid:374) earth. God"s had sex with humans and gave birth to heroes. Heroes = mixture of human and divine blood. Demi-god: a god (no human blood), but of lower power/class. Gnc: in reference to aegeus: king of athens (father of theseus). North/west coast of greece: surprisingly close to italy (cid:894)80 (cid:373)iles(cid:895) greeks li(cid:448)ed i(cid:374) italy (cid:894)had colonies). Neapolis (new city was greek) = today is called naples in italy used to communicate with other places (via the ocean).