CL101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Robert Drews, Human Frailty, Anax
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Mycenaean with these people the greek language arises, and this is now called greece. Remain in predominance until year 1200-1100 bc linear b language. Hero comes from an old greek word, weros, man (hero literally means man) Associated with two worlds: earthy, or divine world. Wanax: leadership is inborn part of who he is and what his role is. Society its self is divided into two sections charge of the money, economics: equated with action, world of men is in constant flux , not predictable. Women dominate the household and the family; men excluded in that world. Men dominate patriarchal society: equated with emotion/faith/economy provided stability to family and house, life is predictable no chaos. In the greek world the women and men do not do each other"s role. Also known of (cid:498)the catastrophe(cid:499) up to 43 cities systematically destroyed (burned to the ground) Robert drews outlines a convincing argument of understanding what the catastrophe was.
