Clas 220 1st Edition Lecture 7 Current LectureIliad 13-16 Zeus wants the Trojans to get ahead when Achilles is away to improve Achilles kleos. Patroclus kills Sarpedon (Zeus’s son), Hector kills Patroclus, and Achilles kills Hector.Poseidon – tells the Ajaxs that they should get involves. Poseidon was disguised as a Greeks soldier and then turns into a bird and flies away. Gods don’t care about humans - Make decisions that hurt humans - Have affection for certain humans but how one would be affectionate to a pet Idomeneus then joins Meriones—they get their shot at glory. Status is very dependent based on what family you are born into. Agamemnon speaks with Nestor (14) and suggests giving up because Achilles and none of the other Greeks want to fight. (he realizes that their cause is falling apart and they don’t have the will to fight) Odysseus says they are disgraceful Hera devises plan to get around Zeus- She seduces Zeus o Goes to Aphrodite to get a girdle that will make her irresistible - After sex he will fall asleep and while he is sleeping her allies can get involved- While this is happening the other Gods help with the war Homer is not explicit while describing sex- says flowers grow around while Zeus and Hera have sex (metaphor) (old Hollywood symbolization of sex) dew on grass..etc. Hector is on the flood bleeding and vomiting because Ajax hit him in the chest with a stone and almost kills him —Apollo comes and saves him (days of heroes are better than the days of the present) These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Greek wall gets breeched again so Patroclus says he needs to go in the war and help the Greeks.Achilles agrees to let him wear his armor to give the allusion that Achilles is back in the battle. Greek heroes cry all they time—Patroclus cries war tears because he wants to fight so badly andAchilles feels for him. (described as crying like a little girl clinging to mothers dress) Achilles prays to Zeus Steps of prayer- Sacrifice/ libations - Decide how to refer to then – when in doubt use all their names- Add as many gods as you can- don’t leave anyone out (worst thing you can do is to leave a god out) - Remind the god of past favors you’ve done (how many times you’ve previously sacrifice) Narrator usually tells us if the prayed will come true and to what extent (same with dreams) Achilles says that he wants Patroclus to be successful in battle and to push the Trojans away from the ship--- Achilles gets half of his prayer (away from the ships) Zeus considerers saving Sarpedon’s life, asks Hera what she thinks he should do. Hera says if she does then not everyone will praise him anymore because other gods will have lost all their children or ask for the same treatment. Also reminds him of the compensation (he’ll be worshiped as a hero)  Patroclus kills him (stabbed in the diaphragm)Midterm Practice 1. Which of the following gods are involved with music?— Apollo and Hermes2. Which is the following gods in involved with theater?— Dionysus 3. Which of the following is a concern of the hero Protesilaus in heroic ?— young couples in love, eye disease, athletics 4. Who abducts Persephone – Hades 5. Greek religion equals?—Myth+