1) Aeschylus‚ Oresteia‚ trans. C. Collard (Oxford World ’s Classics) 2) Euripides‚ Bacchae‚ trans. Paul Woodruff (Hackett) 3) Hesiod‚ Works and Days and Theogony‚ trans. Stanley Lombardo (Hackett) 4) Homer‚ The Iliad‚ trans. Robert Fitzgerald (New York: Farrar‚ Straus‚ and Giroux) 5) Homer‚ The Odyssey‚ trans. Robert Fitzgerald (New York: Farrar‚ Straus‚ and Giroux) 6) Virgil‚ The Aeneid‚ trans. R. Fitzgerald (Vintage‚ 1990) Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays CLH L 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
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to the ancient Greek gods‚ explaining their origin and their lives. The accounts of Greek mythology were originally disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition‚ today‚ however‚ the myths are known primarily from Greek literature‚ such as the poems of Homer and Hesiod. These poems help determine the origin of the ancient Greek gods and goddesses along with the creation of the world and the re-telling of historical events. Though there are many versions of the Greek creation myths‚ the most complete
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the Iliad provides plentiful information regarding not only the treatment and descriptions of illnesses‚ but battle wounds as well. While Homer ’s Iliad documents the horrors of war and the mortality of humans‚ there is an underlying benefit hiding between the lines. There is a strong probability that the ancient world looked to the works of Homer as resources for ancient medicine. The inclusion of the bloody descriptions of the injuries which occurred during the final stages of
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The Odyssey The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ contains information regarding the author’s life‚ provenance‚ genre‚ language‚ and intended audience. While nothing is certain about Homer’s life‚ scholars can estimate his biographical information. There are seven different cities in Greece that claim to be the birthplace of Homer‚ but ancient Greek tradition is that he was born in Ionia which is located near eastern Aegean. Even though Homer was blind‚ he was the author of many poems such as The Iliad and The
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Odysseus ’ crew arrives on Circe ’s island‚ they are attracted to Circe ’s house because of the alluring voice of the beautiful but monstrous goddess. Homer describes her as "... singing in a sweet voice‚ as she fared to and fro before the great web imperishable‚ such as is the handiwork of goddesses‚ fine of woof and full of grace and splendor." (Homer‚ 850 BC) But evil seductresses was not the only portrait of women offered by Greek Mythology. Penelope‚ the wife of the main character in the Odyssey
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the filthy suitors and greeting Athena‚ who is an imperative benefactor throughout the epic. The perceptions of hospitality become the most key aspect of the characters amongst the palace‚ and the intimacy or lack there of‚ is key to attitude that Homer creates towards the characters in the epic. The importance of hospitality is the point of view given in the excerpt. In Odysseus’ absence‚ Telemachus has remained a weak and aloof character as suitors crowd and abuse the place. Telemachus conducts
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Polyphemus‚ written by Homer‚ Theocritus‚ and Ovid‚ respectively. All three authors portrayed Cyclops Polyphemus in different ways‚ according to their own views. Homer portrayed Polyphemus as a violent monster‚ Theocritus portrayed him as a lovesick creature‚ and Ovid portrayed him as a mix of Homer and Theocritus’s portrayal. In this essay‚ I will be doing an analysis of the similarities and differences on all three versions of Cyclops Polyphemus. In Homers’ Odyssey‚ Homer wrote about the story
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Homer provides the earliest written depiction of the Greek underworld in the Odyssey. While his writings about the underworld are the first to be physically recorded‚ they represent a long history of oral stories that had been prevalent in Greek society for many years. The Greeks viewed death as simply another part of daily life; they prayed to the gods and performed ceremonies to ensure that the dead made it to the underworld for the rest of eternity. In Greek culture‚ the underworld was nothing
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in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” This quote can be applied directly to Odysseus‚ the leading character in the epic Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus endures ten years of war‚ explained in The Iliad‚ encounters treacherous monsters‚ enchantresses‚ and beautiful goddesses. Odysseus is strengthened by his hankering to return home and to his wife and son. In the Odyssey‚ Homer uses Odysseus’ s character journey to show how one’s journey can change them as a person. One way Odysseus’s personality alters
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Homer approves of Odysseus’ revenge on the suitors because Odysseus protects his wife and home from those who betrayed him. Although subtly hinted‚ Homer justifies Odysseus’ rage as Athena is sent in the form of Mentor to keep Odysseus on his path of rage‚ reminding him of his battle with the Trojans and his combat strength‚ which allowed him to proceed with his slaughter (Od. 22.214-215). Although necessary for Athena to appear to build the confidence of the suitors to attack Telemachus and Odysseus
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