Thursday, September 13, 2012

Textbook Notes (pages 64-82)

Epic- long narrative poem that celebrates the adventures of legendary heroes

Hero- a role model in their time period

Gilgamesh


  • rear guard of army, strongest
  • in ancient Sumerian city called Uruk
  • a sumerian king
  • his duty is to protect his city 
  • Ishtar- babilonian goddess of love
  • he's both man and god
Iliad

  • Achilleus and Hektor battle (enemies)
  • Hektor is a Trojan warrior
  • Achilleus kills Hektor with no shame and no granting of Hektor's wishes
  • Athena ( Zeus' daughter) takes Achilleus' spear
  • God's mettle
  • Hektor asks to have his body taken back to his home
  • Achilleus says no and that he doesn't deserve that respect as his enemy
From a History of the English Church and People

  • Bede (monk)
  • researched about the world
  • monks write anglo saxon chronicle to write in english
  • Ireland (prosperous) 

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