AR201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Omen, Hector, Sarpedon
26 Mar 2018
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Role of the gods in homer"s iliad -lect 11. Iliad is derived from greek word for troy: ilios. Begins with marriage of hero peleus and nereid thetis (parents of achilles) Prometheus knew about prophecy if zeus were to have a son with thetis, he would usurp his throne, so zeus ordained that thetis marry a mortal. All the gods were invited except for strife, but she shows up and rolls an apple acroos the floor and cried out "may the most beautiful woman take it" Trojan prince paris picks aphrodite over hera (offered dominion over the world) and athena (offered glorious military career) Prize is helen, daughter of zeus and leda; married to menelaos, king of sparta. When paris abducted helen he broke rule of xenia (guest friendship; reciprocal relationship between guest and host) Agamemnon, king of mycenae: leader of greeks to troy. Agamemnon sacrifices daughter iphigenia after committing hubris against.
