CLASSIC 45B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Augeas, Deianira, Oeneus
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Two strands involved in study of ancient heroes. Stories told in literary or visual forms. Heroes play role in traditional oral tales. Linear-horizontal view is a biographical arrangement that follows hero from birth to death. Literary treatments and visual sources (vases, temples) focus on one episode in hero"s life. Zeus seduced alcmene by taking form of her husband amphitryon. Heracles and iphicles- twin brothers, one of zeus; the other(weak one) son of amphitryon. Autolycus- grandfather or odysseus taught him wrestling. Castor- brother of polydeuces and helen of troy; taught him to fight in armor. Linus- brother of orpheus, son of apollo(in one version)- playing the lyre. Heracles sent away (pattern: murder> exile> purification through deeds) Heracles grabs 2 snakes that were trying to kill him with each hand as. To the left of heracles as we view the picture. 1st century bc greek historian who wrote monumental universal history. 3 parts: destruction of troy, trojan war.
