CLA219H1 Chapter Notes -Livias, Wind Chime, Venus Anadyomene
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Battle of actium: naval battle near the city of actium in greece in 31 bc between marc. Antony (and cleopatra vii) and octavian (later augustus caesar). Aphrodite anadyomene: aphrodite rising out of the water after she is born. Iambic poetry: an attack genre, often insulting or crude. Hieros gamos: the consummation of a marriage of the gods, often resulting in fertility (plants, flowers) Hymn: a song for the purpose of praise to a deity or deities. Myth: a sacred narrative, usually divine or heroic. Ab ovo: from the egg, to start a story from the very beginning, something homer doesn"t do. Palinode: an "again song", a song used to recant from a previous song (stesichorus) Encomium: a song of praise to a human being, as opposed to a hymn to the gods. Argonautica: the stories about jason and the argonauts and his quest for the golden fleece, chronologically before the trojan war.
