Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lucky Soul, Kleos, Psychopomp

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

Document Summary

Archaic greek eschatology (account of life after death) In homeric epics illiad and odyssey, and hesiod"s theogony. The underworld is the final home of all mortals. Mark of a hero is to risk his life in battle (or slaying a monster) The hero"s rewards are honour (tim ) and fame/glory (kleos) Tim : given while hero is alive, in the form of precious objects and deference (humble submission and respect) of his peers. Kleos: will outlive hero in the forms of song (epic) and monuments. Will provide him with lasting fame after death (name doesn"t die) For non-heroic people, children offer a kind of lasting existence after death in continuation of family line. Entrances area at extreme and inaccessible regions of the world i. e. "in the place where the sun sets" "at the edge of the ocean" (as in the. The souls of the dead must cross over a river boundary (i. e. styx, acheron)