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epithet |
an adjective that describes the essential characteristic of the noun it describes, e.g.., “swift-footed Achilles” |
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The Judgment of Paris |
•Wedding banquet of Peleus and goddessThetis (Achilles’ parents) • Eris, the goddess of discord, was notinvited; brings a single apple to the wedding, to be bestowed “to the fairest” •Hera, Aphrodite, Athena each claim theapple; Zeus chooses Paris of Troy to judge who is the most beautiful •Hera offers power; Athena offers wisdomand skill in war; Aphrodite offers erotic love and beauty •Paris chooses Aphrodite, who gives himHelen of Troy; Hera is enraged |
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Achilles, “strong, swift, andgodlike” |
•Son of Peleus and the goddess Thetis,favored by the gods •Physically perfect: beautiful and strong •The best warrior the Achaeans have •menis:rage comparable to the wrath of the gods •withdraws from the war |
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thumos |
: “spiritedness,” the desire for recognition |
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ekphrasis |
– a literary description of a work of visual art; “out of speech” (etym.) |
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katabasis |
– epic hero’s journey to the underworld |
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Hector’s funeral |
Andromache:“You have died young, husband, and leftmeA widow in the halls. Our son is still aninfant, Doomed when we bore him. I do not thinkHe will ever reach manhood. Hecuba: “Hector, my heart, dearest of all mychildren,The gods loved you when you were alivefor me, And they have cared for you also indeath. My other children Achilles sold as slaves[…]And now you lie here for me, as fresh asdew,Although you have been slain, like onewhom ApolloHas killed softly with his silverarrows.” Helen: “Oh, Hector, you were the dearest to meby farOf all my husband’s brothers […]And so I weep for you and for myself.And my heart is heavy, because there isno one leftIn all wide Troy who will pity meOr be my friend. Everyone shudders atme.” |
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Kleos |
-glory, renown; -“what others hear about you” -passed from father to son -poetry is the medium of kleos |
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kairos |
“timeliness” |
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Rhetoric– the art of persuasion withlanguage |
-logos: an appeal to reason; evidenceand logic; focus on the message itself -pathos: appeal to empathy; emotionaleffect of speaker’s words -ethos: speaker’s credibility andtrustworthiness; audience values |
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aristeia |
-typical scene in epic poetry depicting the hero’s best moments in battle |
