Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Aristeia, Chryses, Trojan War

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

Document Summary

Covers a brief period of time in the final year of the ten year trojan war. Crisis of achilles: wrath, withdrawal and return to battle. The tragedy of hector: a trojan prince and warrior. The iliad ends with the funeral of hector: the war is not over at this point. Narrative of disruption and restoration of ritual: supplication ritual with offer of ransom. Khyryses, several fallen warriors, priam: funeral ritual. Nestor: elderly greek warrior, great talker, recalls and represents the heroic past, with its values. Helen of sparta: daughter of zeus. Priest of apollo: taken by the greek in a raid on the island of khryse. Briseis: war captive belonging to achilles. In the form of song and monuments after death. The hero"s recompense for early death in battle: time. Fate: unavoidable, the division of the spoils of war. The first word of the iliad is one that can be translated as anger.