Outline of Lecture 11/19/14Agamemnon’s ChildrenI. Elektra marries PyladesII. Iphigenia remains Artemis’ priestessa. Sanctuary at BrauronIII. Orestes marries HermioneFinal PurificationI. Familial reconciliation/reincorporationII. Appeasement of ArtemisIII. Removal of all the curses on descendants of PelopsThe Trojan WarI. Succession Myth Recapa. Ouranosb. Kronosc. Zeusi. Never overthrownii. Stable cosmosiii. Averts potential threatsII. Thetisa. Sea-nymphb. Destined to bear a son greater than his fatheri. This would continue the Succession Mythc. Zeus marries her to a mortali. Peleus (Zeus’ grandson)III. The Wedding of Peleus an Thetisa. All gods invitedb. Not Eris (Strife)c. Golden applei. “To the Fairest”ii. ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΙIV. Helen of Spartaa. Most beautiful woman in the worldb. Daughter of Zeus and Ledai. Sister of Kastor, Polydeukes, and Klytemnestrac. Menelausi. Son of Atreusd. Paris visits Spartae. Seduces Helenf. Return to TroyV. Greeks (AKA Achaeans, Danaans)a. Menelaus: Helen’s husbandb. Agamemnon: Greek leaderVI. Achillesa. Human vs. Divine (incompatible)b. Two destiniesi. Live glorious life, die youngii. Live un-heroic life, die old (but unknown)c. Almost total invulnerabilityi. Fire (cf. Demeter and Demophon)ii. River Styxd. Heeli. Achilles heelii. Achilles tendonVII. The Darker Versiona. Multiple childrenb. Desperate for immortal childc. Loss of a childi. Cf. Demeter and Persephoned. Failure to immortalizei. Cf. Demeter and Demophon1. Total failure2. Partial failureVIII. Achilles before the Wara. Incompatible: man and godb. Thetis leaves Peleusc. Raised by Chirond. Destiny: die at TroyIX. Island of Skyrosa. Daughter of