Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Skyros, Dawn Goddess, Helenus

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

Document Summary

Memnon of ethiopia, son of the dawn goddess. Greek convention: female body painted white, male body painted black. Restoring cultural order where woman who transgresses into masculine world is subdued. Paris kills him (trope of how hero is killed in ironic manner) Paris: lover boy, effeminate, more of the bedroom than battlefield. Arrow seen pointing at achilles" heel (the one part of him that is vulnerable) Thetis dipped him in the river styx as a baby, his heel wasn"t exposed. Bows and arrows are weapons of honour but their enemies will insult them by insinuating they are afraid of face-to-face battle. Apollo seen standing by paris; on the side of the trojans during the war. Ajax protects his body while athena stands over him. Odysseus said to be fighting trojans while ajax recovers the body of achilles. Thetis awards achilles" armour to the "best" of the achaeans. Ajax feels angry and dishonoured (loss of tim )