Clas 220 1st Edition Lecture 23Quiz1. What is the name is Perseus’ rival for Andromeda’s hand? – Pineus 2. What mortal woman claims she can weave as well as Minerva?—Arachne 3. Who boasts about having more children than Leto?- Niobe 4. Which Thracian king rapes his wife’s sister? – Tereus 5.Perseus Cycle- When Perseus wins Andromeda, she’s already engages to Phineus- His allies come in the thousands to attack Perseus, who kills many of them in person- Then he finishes off the rest with medusa’s head - Minevra moves from helping Perseus to talking with the muses- In other sources, Piereides is just another name for muses- Here, a rival group of nine women, who also sing- Competition between muses and pierides ends up badly for the latter who turn into magpies (birds who sing badly) - Pierides sing of the gigantomachyo Attempt by giants to defeat the Olympian gods- Muse calliope sing of the rape of Proserpine o Same as in Homeric Hymns but with Cycane (dissolves into water and hints aboutwhereabouts) and Arethusa (says Dis (Hades) took her Contests of Gods and men - Arethusa- She was a nymph pursued by Alphaeus, a river god, who falls in love with her while she bathes- To escape him, turns into spring and fells to Sicily- Triptolemeus- culture hero- when he tries to spread his knowledge of agriculture to Scythia, the local king Lyncus is jealous and tries to kill him. Lyncus turns into a lynx - Arachne—claims to be a better weaver than Minerva. Minerva comes disguised as an old woman; but Archane still challenges her when she reveals herself Arachne turns into a spider. o Minerva’s tapestry- Athena and Poseidon compete to name Athens, Antigone turned into a stork, rhodope and heamon, pygmies and cranes, cinyras and myrrha o Arachne’s tapestry- stories aren’t linked – mortals being tricked and raped by gods 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.- Niobe- wife of Amphion- legendary founder of Thebes. Seven daughters and seven sons brags that she has more genealogy than lento; plus, she’s prettier and has more kids. Leto gets her children (Apollo and Artemis) to kill her kids. She weeps so long she turns to stone. - THE LYCIAN PEASANTS- ALSO doubt divinity of Leto- turned into frogs- Marsyas and Pelops- claims he is a better flute player than Apollo- loses and was flayed alive. Serves to gods by father Tantalus- he invites the gods to dinner and serves his son as a stew. Punished with water and food out of reach forever ( Ceres eats because she is still upset about Persephone) the gods reconstruct him and give him ivory shoulder because Ceres ate his Athenian Cycle- Thracian king Tereus marries Procne, daughter of king of Athens- She goes to see her sister Philomela and tells Tereus to go get her in Athens- Tereus falls in love with her and persuades her to go back with him - Rapes her and cuts her tongue so she cant say anything – she make a tapestry to say what happens- Procne retrieves Philomela by pretending to be Bacchant- Gets revenge by killing won son (Itys) and serves him to Tereus for dinner - They all turn into birds - Boreas- north wind- Orithyia- daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens - Boreas falls inlove with her and takes her by force because that feels natural- Medea – bypasses the murder of her brother - Medea and Aeson – her gathering herbs – tricks Pelias’s daughters into killing him - Theseus- story not told here Medea attempts to poison him - Procrustes- alters peoples bodies to fit in his bed when they stayed with him - The Myrmidones- Achilles soldiers - Cephalus marries Procrius- gets anxious about her fidelity- leaves and comes back disguised and flirts with her , eventually she gives in. she doubts him after they get back together. She spies on him he accidentally throws a javelin at her and kills her (reconcile before she