Midterm Flashcards
(18 cards)
Glory of dying in battle, story lives on after death
Kleos
Honor in prizes, favor from gods, armor
Time
Guest friendship
Xenia
What did Hermes invent?
Lyre
What type of person was Hermes?
Manipulative, trickster
God of wine, transformation; turned pirates into dolphins
Dionysus
Feel like they’re compelled to fight because of their mortality, fighting gives you immortality because your story lives on
Heroic code
Why do the greeks feel like they should fight/ battle?
Mortality; they’re going to die anyways, want to live an honorable death
What are some similarities between Achilles and Hector?
Prominent fighters, descendants from gods and goddesses
What are some differences between Achilles and Hector?
Achilles could have been famous but a series of unfortunate events happened
What are some examples of nature in the Odyssey?
Calypso’s island living in caves, animal friends of Calypso
What are some examples of culture in the Odyssey?
Calypso and Polyphemus shows bad xenia
What are the differences between Achilles and Odysseus?
Both had different reasons to fight, Odysseus was more cunning/clever, Achilles had rage in the beginning while Odysseus showed rage in the end. Both had different goals for battling (Odysseus wants to see his family, Achilles wanted vengeance for Patroclus)
All culture is reflected by human mind (mythology) then sorted into binaries
Structuralism
What is an example of a binary shown in the Odyssey?
Food and not food
Myths legitimatize the norms and values of a culture
Functionalism
what are some types of functionalism shown in the Odyssey?
Xenia
What is the problematic ending of the Odyssey?
Whether it was right to kill the suitors and to hide it from the people of Ithaca
