Greek Lyric Poetry Flashcards by Zeha Ahmed | Brainscape

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Sapphos

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island of lesbos, only 3% brothers
considered one of the greatest lyric poet
sapphic:sappho

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Men

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government affairs, public careers

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Women

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weavers, out of sight, virtuous

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Priamel

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involves a listing of 3 items then 1 you privilege more

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Identity(passport)

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bodies represent our identities to the outside world

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Iliad

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bodies are needed for war
Homer writes women for the male gaze

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Sappho

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focus on erotic desime(internal feeling)

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Greek lyric poetry

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all poetry that was not epic or drama
broad category(songs)(lyre or double pipe)
lyric-a poem/song set to lyre or aulos(double pipe)
music-greek “mousika”(the muses thing)

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Polis

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central city & adjacent territory

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Callinus and Tyrtaeus

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appeal to young men (go fight in war)
glory for the polic (military propoganda)

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Mimnernus of Smyrna

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joys of love and sex and youth
life should last longer, but it doesnt
once you are on the verge of death, you should die

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Asclepieus

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son of apollo

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Asclepids

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follower of Asclepieus

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