The Impact of War (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Flashcards
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Central theme in both Odyssey & Aeneid
Central theme in both Odyssey & Aeneid
War
What Odyssey explores (not the war itself)
What Odyssey explores (not the war itself)
Aftermath of Trojan War
How Odysseus is portrayed in Odyssey
How Odysseus is portrayed in Odyssey
Traumatised veteran
Kleos definition
Kleos definition
Glory/eternal fame through heroic deeds in battle
Achilles' famous quote in Underworld (Book 11)
Achilles' famous quote in Underworld (Book 11)
Rather be slave on earth than rule dead in Hades
What Achilles' quote overturns
What Achilles' quote overturns
Traditional heroic values
Impact on Penelope & Telemachus
Impact on Penelope & Telemachus
Years of uncertainty & insecurity
What suitors do in Odysseus's absence
What suitors do in Odysseus's absence
Exploit absence to destabilise Ithaca
What Homer shows war creates
What Homer shows war creates
Cycles of trauma
How Virgil depicts war in Aeneid
How Virgil depicts war in Aeneid
Directly & viscerally (esp. Books 7-12)
Aeneid's dual view of war
Aeneid's dual view of war
Necessary for Rome's destiny yet tragically destructive
Why Aeneas kills Turnus
Why Aeneas kills Turnus
From rage rather than justice
How Dido becomes war casualty
How Dido becomes war casualty
Indirectly - love destroyed by Aeneas's destiny
Nostos definition
Nostos definition
Homecoming/family
Key conceptual tension in both epics
Key conceptual tension in both epics
Kleos (glory) vs nostos (homecoming)