UGS 303 1ST Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I The chorus II Conflicts III The Structure IV Questions Outline of Current Lecture I Definitions II Euripides III Dionysus IV Concluding Question Current Lecture Our very first essay required us to make definitions Why In discussions of freedom there is a lot of name calling Words like tyrant dictator and Nazi are frequently thrown around as insults What do you think is the main difference between a reasoned argument and name calling Reasoned arguments give the tyrant a chance to change A reasoned argument uses definitions Name calling is just fighting A reasoned argument shows how the definition fits the case this was the second most popular answer All of the above this was the most popular answer II Euripides 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 Euripides was the third of the great tragic playwrights the first was Aeschylus and the second was Sophocles Euripides was the most sensational of the three and Bacchae was his most sensational work of all III Dionysus Worship of Dionysus also known as Bacchus is one of the oldest aspects of Greek religion yet Dionysus is always presented as a new god from Asia The Greeks celebrate his arrival because he brings them wine Dionysus is the god of mayhem fertility life joy terror wine blood milk honey and ecstasy He is often accompanied by drunken Satyrs These are sex obsessed half animal half humans At the Dionysian festival three tragedies would be presented followed by a Dionysian play which was usually crude and gross A female follower of Dionysus is called a maenad She often carries a thyrsus which was essentially a staff made out of plant materials A typical Dionysian ritual would include Dancing to the point of ecstasy Bringing the god into one s presence Bringing the god inside oneself Theophagy eating a god Tearing apart and eating wild animals Omophagy eating raw flesh A mystery initiation to join the cult of Dionysus worshippers involved Being born again from darkness into light most likely by entering a cave and reemerging feeling enlightened Seeing things in new ways Gaining new strength and youth Achieving life after death IV Concluding question A Should we fear a new religion
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