CLA204H1 Lecture 5: Lecture 5
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Emanuel college 001 (basement) blackboard; midterm location. Popular topic for lyric poems, epic poems, though none have survived. Folktale patte(cid:396)(cid:374): gi(cid:396)l(cid:859)s t(cid:396)aged(cid:455) prohibition, followed by seclusion, violation of the prohibition, punishment for the violation, and then death (liberation) Danae follows such a pattern: fisherman has an awful brother who falls in love with danae, perseus defends his (cid:373)othe(cid:396) , fishe(cid:396)(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:858)s (cid:271)(cid:396)other demands marriage with danae, but takes a girl anyways. Sword and polished bronze shield from hermes. F(cid:396)eudia(cid:374) e(cid:454)pla(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of go(cid:396)go(cid:374)(cid:859)s head sto(cid:396)(cid:455): (cid:272)utti(cid:374)g off of (cid:373)edusa(cid:859)s head (cid:396)ep(cid:396)ese(cid:374)ts (cid:455)ou(cid:374)g male overthrowing the power of the mother (?) They leave the island and perseus desires to meet acrisius, who flees (mindful that perseus would kill him) and perseus follows him. Perseus enters an athletic competition, deciding to throw the discus, accidentally blown off course, striking acrisius (spectator), ad once again, one can never escape their fate.
