CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Palatine Hill, Anchises, Alba Longa
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Cla 204- theban cycle + roman myths (june. Phoenician princess raped by zeus, disguised as a bull. Charmed by the bull, kidnapped by zeus from asian to europe [differ from versions zeus" bull or zeus, disguised as bull] Her father, agenor, has 3 sons [minos, sarpedon and rhadamanthys] Wanted to find his daughter informed his sons that if they do not find her, don"t come home no one ever came home, never found her. Europa"s brother seek counsel from delphi [stop finding europa and follow a cow to found a new city] Where the cow dies = the location of cadmus" city, thebes [thebes = city of thebes] Wanted to sacrifice the cow because it is divine, to give back to the gods. Sent men to get water from a spring men killed by ares" serpent. Planted the serpent"s teeth in the ground athena"s advice.
