CLASS 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Apollonius Of Rhodes, Greco-Persian Wars
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Perseus, heracles, theseus, & jason come from the mycenaean period. 4 main prehomeric heroes figure heads of the different parts of greece (south to north) Had no script b/c whoever overtook the mycenaeans. Homer studies the archaic period (750 bc) 500 years later in 1250 bc trojan war. Kinds of literature lyric, drama, tragedy/comedy. War between two poleis/city states: athens & sparta. When alexandria took form (where most of heroes come from) Alexandria = new athens librarians of alexandria were appointed to preserve the great literature of greece, edit the great works that are preserved, & create work of their own writing. Apollonius rhodius & callimachus 2 most important librarians in alexandria.
