CLST 102 Chapter 1-8: CLST 102 Greek Civilizations Textbook Notes
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Making clear who were enemies and who were friends. Iliad book 12, lykian ghting on trojan side asks companion glaukos: Illustrates 3 main cornerstones of greek value-system society. 3. reciprocated by the warriors of the front line. Achilles refuses to ght for the greeks because of how the king disrespected him. Public disapproval also had a powerful affect on ones actions. Hektor had to ght achilles or else he would be shamed. In homers world, good ghting was only one good quality. Classical athens: from honour to dishonour, from shame to revenge. Introduced sanctions to ensure that personal rivalries didn"t tear apart a community. This way they weren"t harmful or caused political revolutions. Kills a sheep assuming its a greek leader. He is a greek soldier after the trojan war. He wants achilles armour after achilles dies. He doesn"t get it so he goes crazy. He then kills himself so he doesn"t get shamed.