GRK 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Aristeia, Sarpedon, Begging
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Double determination free will and fate work together: men are in control of their destiny, men"s destiny is fated. Morality: sacrifice as a thanks or a prayer, gods won"t honor (more sacrifices/temples, gods are nothing without men, easy to offend gods. Begging for life is protected by gods (supplicants: oaths are held accountable by gods. Ekphrasis descriptive passage in literature of a work of art that has a narrative on it (narrative with a narrative) Achilles" shield depicts the life he gave up by going to war (domestic life) Hector doesn"t want to be seen as a coward so he fights achilles: achilles kills him right away, desecrates hector. Achilles drags hector around but gods keep the body preserved. Achilles uses human sacrifices at patroculus" funeral. Priam sneaks in to take hector"s body (achilles ransoms it to him: hermes guides priam (also represents that priam has a very high chance of dying, achilles treats him like a guest.
