Humanities 101 Midterm Review Weeks 1 and 2 Mesopotamia: Sumerians‚ Akkadian‚ Babylonian‚ Assyrian Euphrates River Tigris River Fertile Crescent Uruk Cuneiform: wedge or nail shape marks pressed into wet clay –used for over 3000 years Sumerians 3500-2350 Located in lower Mesopotamia Between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers Part of the Fertile Crescent Invented writing and beer (Kassi) Purpose? Records of goods and services 2700 BCE: rough date assigned the historical Gilgsmesh‚ King
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An epic is best described by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero. Epics like "Beowulf" and "The Odyssey" are perfect examples of this definition; they are each centered on the deeds and triumphs of their heroes‚ Beowulf and Odysseus. All epics are similar in a way that they are made up of elements. One major element of the epic is its themes. In all epics‚ the themes are what make and mold these narrative
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succinct description‚ not only of Herakles‚ but of Greek heroism. The traditional hero thus emerges as a Man of Pain… ” (Cook 149). Being “Men of Pain‚” heroes in ancient literature were known for the violent acts that they committed because it gave them kleos. Whether it be the stabbing of Polyphemus’s eye in the Odyssey‚ or the killing of the Bull of Heaven in The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ these violent actions proved the man is a hero by his ability to accomplish them. In ancient Hebrew and Greek literature
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"Athenian Red-Figure vases and Attic Black Figure Vases." As an ideal‚ the Greek warrior combined superhuman and human qualities. The ideal characteristics included such factors as bravery‚ honor‚ and glory. The aim of every hero is to achieve kleos‚ the “glory” or “renown” that one wins in the eyes of others by performing great deeds. Honor is essential to the Homer’s heroes‚ so much so that life would be meaningless without it. For a Greek warrior honor is more important than life itself. A
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What are the ideal characteristics of a Greek warrior in The Iliad? Compare and contrast the characters of Hector and Achilles. How are they alike and different? Do you favor one more than the other? Why? As an ideal‚ the Greek warrior combined superhuman and human qualities. The ideal characteristics included such factors as bravery‚ honor‚ and glory. The aim of every hero is to achieve kleos‚ the “glory” or “renown” that one wins in the eyes of others by performing great deeds. Honor is
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Throughout the Meditations‚ honor is shown as an irrelevant characteristic. Aurelius believes that honor is not a trait to die for‚ because both the honored and the ones that honor other will die. Along with that Aurelius states that all human beings are the same in that every person possesses a body‚ mind in the form of intellect‚ and a soul. By this reasoning everyone is same and no one is above or below another by profession or status. Aurelius states that one should‚ “…be free from vain conceit
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hero. Sometimes this idea has to do with one’s culture or status in society. Homer’s Iliad‚ and Virgil’s Aeneid‚ use epic literature to present and describe an idealized warrior hero in correlation to their respected cultures. The Greeks do it for personal honor and glory but the Romans do it as a unit. Homer set the “standard” for the Ancient Greek warrior hero through his cultural propaganda‚ The Iliad. The Iliad is an epic poem with an episodic plot‚ set during the Bronze Age. It portrays two enemies
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Nearly every story in Greek mythology revolves around a character with a certain outstanding attribute‚ be it strength‚ intellect‚ or even musical talent. Heroes such as this might spend their lives questing for kleos‚ or the myth might simply be a tale in which the hero was trying to accomplish a certain task‚ such as returning home or rescuing a lover from Hades. In every case‚ these heroic tales would always end with tragedy; the hero would be killed by a jealous lover‚ go mad‚ or have a loved
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Ancient Polytheism | The Human Condition | Mesopotamian | Creation-to Abraham | Book of Job/Hebrews | Sacred Historic Narrative | Judaeo-Christian | Monotheism‚ God is good | The Leviathan | Post Flood | Iliad‚ by Homer; Alfred J. Church‚ 2006 | Greek Epic Poem | Greek Myth/Polytheistic | “kleos” (Glory)“time” (Honor) | Trojan Wars | 750 BC | Odyssey‚Homer‚Fitzg-erald Translation 1961 | Greek Epic Poem | Greek Myth/Poly-theistic | Hearth/Home“Xenia” | Trojan Wars | 750 BC | Walls of Windy Troy
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beloved cousin and friend‚ borrows Achilles’ armor and is killed in battle because of it. At this point‚ Achilles’ rage becomes the rage of revenge and love. His capacity for such personal loyalty complicates the vision of a simple hero looking for kleos. Achilles is a person who is capable of great anger He is arrogant in that he thinks that he is bigger than the entire war that the Greeks are having. If Agammenon is going to take Briseis‚ Achilles is going to be too arrogant to help the Greeks
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