Western literature note week 3

神(God)經(Bible)王(King)
de- means down For example: decline, depreciate, departure, denouement

ü  Cassandra, who has the ability to foresee, says ‘’kill him!’’

The ability of prediction comes from Apollo, who like her.

ü  Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. The bow and arrow that represent his source of power: a person, or even a deity, who is shot by Cupid's arrow is filled with uncontrollable desire.

1.     Rational Greeks lack of the ability of prediction.

2.     The present sent by God can’t be taken back.

3.     The goods for free cost the most.

4.     Anything you get without any work costs the most.

5.     The last one kiss from Apollo comes along with another present that nobody will not believe your prediction. So others may think you are crazy.

ü  Oral epics are talking about human, thinking about human. The humanity love, hatred, like, revenge are about literature.

ü  When you are choosing a work, find one you like, and this one can’t be changed easily.

ü  One ship per suitor comprise united army.

ü  Helen’s husband is Menelaus, the king of Sparta.

ü  Nature, nurture, men need training while women don’t.

ü  The united army stay in troy for 10 years, which caused plague.

ü  Achilles’ rage resulted in Agamemnon taking his woman.

ü  Hephaistos, who is ugly and crippled, was a smith and he married with Aphrodite, who had an affair with Mars.

ü  Mercury水星,貿易之神走水路 


Hermes愛馬仕and Iris 傳遞訊息之神