CLAS 160 1st Edition Lecture 18Outline of Last Lecture I. Who is Homer (HQ)II. Comparative EvidenceIII. What Does the Evidence Teach Us?IV. Performance to BookV. Conclusions: (Who) was Homer? Outline of Current Lecture II. The Epic CycleIII. The Wedding of Peleus and ThetisIV. IphigeniaV. Background to the IliadVI. Was the Trojan War or the Iliad Real?Current LectureOrientation to the IliadThe Epic Cycle- Massive GROUP of epic poems Thebes + Trojan war- Remember: “Homer” (750-700 BCE) Told many stories Iliad is the first written down- Covers: From before the beginning of the war Through after the end of all significant heroes Probably Theban cycle- All lost but Iliad/Odyssey Proclus’ summary survives Literary Handbook from 5th C. CEThe Wedding of Peleus and Thetis- Thetis’ child will be greater than father Thetis=Nereid (daughter of Nereus)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.- Zeus forces Thetis to marry mortal Peleus=King of Phthia in Thessaly - Wedding attended by all the gods Except Eris (strife) Golden Apple Iphigenia- Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemestra- Sacrificed to ensure Greek departure to Troy- Pretense of marriage- In some versions, saved by ArtemisBackground to the Iliad- Trojan war! Confederation of “Greeks” Achaeans/Danaans/Argives Leaders: Agamemnon, Menelaus, other kings Odysseus, Achilles, Nester, Ajax Vs. Trojans Lycian and other allies Leaders: Priam, Hector, Sarpedon- 9th year of the war- Stalemate: Trojans: city walls, inland Achaeans: camp on the beach, wall, ships, raidsWas the Trojan War or the Iliad Real?- Mycenean fortress burn (~1200 BCE)- Archeology proves existence of Troy Heinrich Schliemann Hisarlik- Hittite documents talk of Wilusa (Ilios?) King AlakSandu (Alexander,
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