Lecture Terms and Questions

August 29, 2000


 Troy (Hisarlik)

Poetry cycles (cyclic poetry)

Cypria, Sack of Ilion

 Gift society honor/shame society
timê euchomai
kleos kleos aphthiton
teichoskopia geras

 

  1. What is a "gift society"? An "honor" or a "shame" society? Explain how Achilleus' anger makes sense in this context. In this, as in all of your answers to these questions, illustrate your discussion with specific references to the text.
  2. How can we understand Helen's role in the story of the Iliad in the context discussed in the prior question? How does Homer portray her?
  3. In what ways is Agamemnon like Zeus?

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