PPT-Greek Literature Homer, Aeschylus, and Euripides

Homer Early Life Son of Epikaste and Telemachus Born around 800 BC 8 th 9 th century BC Got an education Was a court singer Lived either in Chios or Ionia Blind G reeks thought that being blind gave you insight. Homer and the Odyssey. Following are some notes on Homer and what scholars call the “Homeric Question,” as well as an introduction to the text. My notes follow for Books 1-10; you are responsible for reading the whole epic, so . 1 Euripides Aeschylus hurrayic . & . The Oresteia. Aeschylus: c.525-455 . B.C.. Born in Eleusis (near Athens) to a wealthy family. Fought against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 . B.C. . –and at Salamis ten years later. His Years of Life . 496-406 B.C. . Age 91. Sophocles . was an ancient Greek playwright, born in . Colonus. near Athens, Greece in 496 B.C.E. His father, . Sophilus. , was a rich member of a small community, the rural ‘Deme’. Sophocles was highly educated. He is one of three Greek tragedians whose plays have lived on. The .  . Homer Simpson is world-renowned for being a fool, through his inadequacies as a father figure, from his turbulent career working for Mr Burns and through his many well-documented failures. However, a man who can boast having gone to space on a NASA space programme, owned an NFL team and fronted one of the most successful television programmes of all time is unlikely to also be a fool by normal human convention and his achievements must be taken into account.. Period. Hellenic also known as “Classical” . The language used during the Homeric poems is often referred to as classical Greek. . “480-323 BCE”. -most powerful (Athens and Sparta ) . Homer ( 800- 701bce ). Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez. Primary Content Source: Prentice Hall World History. Images as cited.. Washed by the warm waters of the Aegean Sea, Crete was home to a brilliant early civilization. Minoan civilization reached its height between 1750 B.C.E. and 1500 B.C. E.. Homer. * Foundation of Greek cultural identity. * Basis for Greek education. * Reflected by nearly all Greek philosophy, literature and art.. * Well into Roman Empire, Homer held a cultural position in the Mediterranean only comparable to the Bible.. The Downward Spiral. Orestes. Aegisthus. “Where will it end?”. (Chorus, p. 226). Feast of Thyestes. Sacrifice of Iphigenia. Murder of Agamemnon, Cassandra. Murder of Clytemnestra, Aegisthus. 2-Oct-17. . lived around 1200 B.C.E.. was a poet. is traditionally thought to be blind, but describes events as a seeing person. Homer. Composed the . Iliad. and the . Odyssey, . . epic. poems about the war between the Trojans and the Greeks set in 900-700 . . lived around 1200 B.C.E.. was a poet. is traditionally thought to be blind, but describes events as a seeing person. Homer. Composed the . Iliad. and the . Odyssey, . . epic. poems about the war between the Trojans and the Greeks set in 900-700 . 24, . 1836 - September . 29, . 1910. Winslow Homer. was . an American landscape painter and . printmaker. self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial . illustrator. c. reated oil paintings and watercolors . Homer: Early Life. Son of . Epikaste and . Telemachus. Born: around 800 BC (8. th. -9. th. century . BC). Got an education. Was a court singer . Lived either in Chios or Ionia. Blind: . G. reeks thought that being blind gave you insight. Aulis. 1. Why??. Why?. Clip, Michael Cacoyannis’ . Iphigenia. . (1977). That’s why?.... IPHIGENIA. It is unthinkable that this . man [Achilles] . should pit himself against the whole of Argos .