Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Necromancy, Anticlea, Clytemnestra

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

Document Summary

Odysseus is absent from ithaca for 20 years: 10 at troy, 10 returning home his wife penelope at home defends the household and herself against many suitors their son telemachus comes of age. Xenia (guest-friendship or hospitality), both good and bad, expressed through: feasting, song, sexual relations, wine, story telling (both true and false) Agamemnon at troy: clytemnestra at home seduced by aegisthus. Agamemnon returns home and aegisthus murders him. Agamemnon"s son, orestes, comes of age and murders aegisthus. Circe: a witch, daughter of helios, who detains odysseus. Arete: the queen of phaeacia (nausicaa"s mother) Orestes: son of agamemnon and clytemnestra. Polyphemus: cyclops, a monstrous son of poseidon. First greek word andra = man", hero", husband". Odysseus" cunning intelligence (metis): nobody", noman", use of wine, blinding (technology, trick with sheep. Eurylochus persuades men to slaughter the cattle (reckless feasting) Odysseus, alone, washed ashore on calypso"s island. His gradual self-identification to members of his household (telemachus and eumaeus)