CLT 3370 Lecture 8: Mythology wk 8
12 Oct 2016
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Continually inhabited since the neolithic era (iii millennium bce) A rival of sparta for dominance over the peloponnese in classical times. Neutral during the greco-persian wars: shunned by other grk cities. The 1st settlement was est"d by inachus: river-god: fertility. Father of io (one of the main lovers of zeus) In a land dispute btwn hera and poseidon, he judged for hera, and poseidon took away his water: hera realizes that he"s having an affair so hera chased her around and zeus turned io into a cow. Aegyptus, king of egypt and arabia, had 50 cones; he commanded them to marry the 50 daughters of his twin bro, danaus. Danaus fled to argos, wh/was ruled by pelasgus. The danaids asked the argives for protection (aeschylus, the suppliant) Aegyptus and his sons arrived to take the danaides. Invasion of sea ppls coming from egypt (ii millennium bce)
