CLT 3370 Lecture 19: CLT oct 12 to 21
24 Oct 2016
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10/12/16 - class 19-21: myths of the argives. Continually inhabited since the neolithic era (iii millenium bce) A rival of sparta for dominance over the peloponnese in classical times. Argos decided to stay neutral during the greco-persian wars: shunned by the other greek cities. Legend: first settlement was established by inachus. River-god: brought fertility to the land surrounding the river. In a land dispute between hera and poseidon, inachus judged for hera, and. Inachus is the father of io (a lover of zeus) First king to gather the people into a community when the primeval waters had receded. Pelasgus: ancestor of the tribe of the pelasgians. Pre-greek indigenous inhabitants of the aegean sea. Aegyptus, king of egypt and arabia, had 50 sons and he commanded them to marry the 50 daughters of his twin brother danaus. Danaus fled to argo and opposes this plan which was ruled by pelasgus at this time. The danaides asked the argives for protection.
