Epic Cycle: Subject Title Date • Gods decide on T.W. to wrath • Cypria (prequel) ? – of Ach. • (Stasinus or Hegesius) • Wrath To death of Hector • Iliad (Homer) ? • Amazons to suicide to death • Aethiopis 776, 744 • (Arktinus) • of Ajax
• Death of Achilles to T’s fall and • Little Iliad ? G.’s departure • From building of horse • Sack of Ilion (Arktinus) 776, 744 – To fall and departure
• Returns of Various heroes • Nostoi (Aegias, ?) ?
• Odyssey • Odyssey (Homer) ?
• Return of Odysseus to his • Telegony 568 – `Death
Similes adding tone to image: 3,1-15 Paris
• Menelaos Hector and Paris: Truce on Battlefield
3.41-145 HELEN AT HOME: INSIDE TROY 3.146-291 P. 133, F. Greek Heroes seen from Troy Agammemnon Odysseus
• Menelaos Idomenus • Ajax Rituals before Duel: 2.291-379
Aphrodite rescues Paris Helen and Aphrodite 3.442-489
p.141 Students will be contacting you to register. I fear you would be swamped if you were the information contact.
Paris and Helen together, p.142-3 Menelaus looks for Paris; Agamemnon demand spoils of victory Gods and Pandarus Agamemnon 4.100-120
4.168- 203,p. 150f
• 4.168-211
War Where Men Win Glory
Points about Book 5 • Gods and their children • Aristeia and similes of war, 25, 348 e.g., l.150 • • How gods live, 380 • Gory ways to kill,75, 80, • Wounding gods 421-70,500 320 • Arming of Athena, 841 • Victims as individuals, 16, • Ways to treat gods’ wounds, 65, 50, 84 1054 • Flyting, 721 ff P.185 • Trojan treachery, 743 • Achilles’ absence, 905 • Ajax The Battlefield Ransom?6.45-77
Or Rough Justice? Helenus sends Hector to Troy to get gods’ help to Troy Aeneas to lead troops in battle Diomedes and Glaukus 6. 138-282, p.202
Flyting, Fighting, and Forswearing Emnity Back in Troy Altar of Athena Hector and Hecuba 6. 288-337 in Troy
Helen and Hector
6. 375-439
• And Paris, p.206- 7 Hector and Andromache with Son 6.440-588 Hector Return to Battlefield 6.498 - 631 Paris