Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Chryses, Chryseis, Iliad

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

Document Summary

Covers a brief period of tie in the final year of the ten year trojan war. Crisis of achilles" wrath, withdrawal and return to battle. Covers a time period of a couple of weeks. The iliad ends with the funeral of hector: the war is not over. Rituals always involve the gods: sacrifice or talking to them/asking for something. When rituals are disrupted this means the world is being destructive: must restore rituals, supplication ritual asking something of the gods and giving something in return. Example khyrses: several fallen warriors and when priam visits. Achilles: violent (war, abduction) or peaceful (disruption of spoils (from war), granting of prizes (in athletic games), ransom what you offer in return for something) Important characters in the iliad (just for reference) Calchas (kalkhas) the prophet, sacred to apollo, for the greek army. Ajax (aias) strong defensive greek warrior. Nestor elderly greek warrior, talks a lot but its to recall and represent the heroic past.