CLA 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 57: Greek Mythology, Helenus, Hephaestus
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Philoctetes was the best greek archer odysseus actively wronged him too philoctetes was bit by snake on foot and because he is now lame basically they leave him on the island right before reaching troy. Odysseus captures the seer helenus said that they need the bow of. Heracles comes down from the clouds and is like yo you not only need the bow, but the archer and neoptolemus (achilles" son) because the son represents achilles. Odysseus counter-balance to achilles both crucial to victory of troy. One brings mind strategy one brings strength. Another prophecy of hercules was odysseus stealing the palladium (the statue of athena) from troy. Odysseus had the idea for the wooden horse didn"t build it but thought it up because he is a brainy trickstery mother fucker, key factor. Helen was able to see through the wooden horse not just a ditzy airhead, actually quite clever, only mortal female that is a daughter of.
