The Odyssey- modern scholarship Flashcards
(26 cards)
Reese on Polythemus
“disregarding the sanctity of the threshold”, Ody shows bad xenia in entering the cave uninvited
Selby on xenia
“Homer demonstrates that xenia was a way of gauging the level of civilisation in a community.”
“a bond between the ‘self’ and the ‘other’.”
Finley on Penelope
“a moral heroine… the embodiment of goodness and chastity”
Jones on the odyssey
‘makes the household rather than the battlefield the centre of its world’
Vivante on Odysseus and Athene
their relationship is an ‘affinity of the spirit’
Jones on the intervention of the Gods
“But… the gods only help those who are worthy of it” says it does not “diminish the stature of Odysseus”
Mandzukas on the suitors’ death
“had to die for reasons of fate and ethics”
oikos
Halverson
“The Odyssey is… a defence and reaffirmation of the oikos at the threat of its erosion”
Griffin on fidelity
“Fidelity is crucial to the story [seen in] the contrast between her and the disloyal wife of Agamemnon”
Silk on the subversive role of women in the odyssey.
“their domestic roles are clearly delineated but they are active and integral to their respective households.”
“disregarding the sanctity of the threshold”, Ody shows bad xenia in entering the cave uninvited
Reese on Polythemus
“Homer demonstrates that xenia was a way of gauging the level of civilisation in a community.”
“a bond between the ‘self’ and the ‘other’.”
Selby on xenia
“a moral heroine… the embodiment of goodness and chastity”
Finley on Penelope
‘makes the household rather than the battlefield the centre of its world’
Jones on the odyssey
their relationship is an ‘affinity of the spirit’
Vivante on Odysseus and Athene
“But… the gods only help those who are worthy of it” says it does not “diminish the stature of Odysseus”
Jones on the intervention of the Gods
“had to die for reasons of fate and ethics”
Mandzukas on the suitors’ death
“The Odyssey is… a defence and reaffirmation of the oikos at the threat of its erosion”
oikos
Halverson
“Fidelity is crucial to the story [seen in] the contrast between her and the disloyal wife of Agamemnon”
Griffin on fidelity
“their domestic roles are clearly delineated but they are active and integral to their respective households.”
Silk on the subversive role of women in the odyssey.
Thorpe on Athene
“Athene… drives the plot forward”
“Athene… drives the plot forward”
Thorpe on Athene
“recognition is the lifeboard of the plot of the odyssey”
Griffin on recognition
Griffin on recognition
“recognition is the lifeboard of the plot of the odyssey”
