HUMA 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Parataxis, Oral-Formulaic Composition, Myrmidons
23 Sep 2018
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Understanding myth: myths are old stories, more to (cid:373)ythology tha(cid:374) (cid:862)false stories(cid:863) Had characteristics of oral composition: how to be an effective reader: Characteristics of oral myth repetition, an abundance of names and titles, and parataxis. Characteristics of written myth a lit. fra(cid:373)ework, the author"s goals, & ratio(cid:374)alisatio(cid:374) Profession: psychology the mind and mental processes, sociology origin, dev, organization, and functioning of humans. Homer iliad - trojan war: odysseus was the trickster who thought of the trojan horse technique. 10 important details: the judgement of paris. Zeus made paris (14 yo) choose the most beautiful goddess (between hera, athena, and. Aphrodite) he chose aphrodite the goddess of love: paleus, king of myrmidons, thetis, goddess eris/iris, hera, athena, and aphrodite, helen, menelaos and agamemnon. Agamemnon is proud and cheats on his wife with a concubine: paris or alexandros, achilles. Has to fight, but refuses to because everything is about girls. Kills hector: the fall of troy (circa/around 1200 b. c. e.
