Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. When he challenges perseus, the hero turns him to stone with the help of his handyd. Andromenda was beautiful and cassiopeia was always boasting about her daughter beauty constantly. And the winter ended, and with it ended the sixteenth year of this war of which thucydides is the historian. The goddess athena placed the image of andromeda among the stars as a reward for keeping her parentspromise. This paper suggests that two muchdiscussed passages in pericles funeral speech in thucydides book 2, the first in 2. In this section of the text, thucydides describes the first two years of the war between the athenians and the peloponnesians. Thucydides was an athenian strategos, a political as well as a military post. When phineus turned his teary eyes towards perseus, the hero showed him medusas head and turned him into a statue. History of the peloponnesian warbook 7 wikisource, the. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 1. This group was defeated and many prisoners were captured.
Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 60, section 4. The paintings took subjects from the roman poet ovids metamorphoses, in this case book iv, lines 663752, and all featured female nudes. Perseus promised that his sword would not touch phineus, on the contrary, phineus would remain as monument so that andromeda could also see her first betrothed. Reading kagan is great preparation for taking on thucydides. To set a reading intention, click through to any list item, and look for the panel on the left hand side. He had one daughter, danae, who he promptly locked away once she reached childbearing age. Compare and contrast perseus battle with the cetus to another greek heros battle with a monster. Compare and contrast andromeda with a modern damsel in distress, like supermans girl, lois lane, and spidermans girl, mary jane. Thucydides cum commentariis antiquis et valde utilibus sine quibus author intellectu, est quam difficillimus. But in the fifteenth year, being the fortyeighth of the priesthood of chrysis in argos, aenesias being then ephor at sparta and pythadorus, archon of athens, having then two months of his government to come, in the sixth month after the battle at potidaea and in the beginning of the spring. The conflict, fought between the athenianled delian league and the spartanled peloponnesian league, signaled the end of athenian dominance in greece at the close of the fifth. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies of both actually began. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war 8 vols. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 34.
Written by one of the fathers of western history, thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is a landmark literary and scholarly achievement documenting the pivot point in the golden age of athenian democracy. Third year of the war investment of plataea naval victories of phormio thracian irruption into macedonia under sitalces. In the first clash of the titans film, there is more emphasis on the romance between perseus and andromeda. M31 is a whirlpool of stars similar to our own milky way.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war perseus. Boasting that andromeda is more beautiful than the nereids, cassiopeia angers neptune, who, in revenge, sends a monster to ravage the coast of aethiopia. I would next recommend the landmark edition of thucydides. When cassiopeia offends the nereids, he threatens to send. Perseus and andromeda is a painting by the italian renaissance artist titian, now in the wallace collection in london. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 47. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 40. Thucydides of pharsalus, the proxenus of athens in that city, happening to be on the spot, kept throwing himself in every mans way and loudly entreating the people, when the enemy was lying in wait so near, not to destroy their country. Fight at the wedding feast and the revenge of phineas. In book iv of the metamorphoses, ovid recounts the tale of the young and beautiful andromeda, daughter of the aethiopian king cepheus and cassiopeia. Speeches play an important role in thucydides history, but remember.
There are more scenes of perseus and andromeda amidst battle action, rather than with each other. In the second clash of the titans film, the visual effects take precedence. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war is an account of the war fought between the peloponnesian league sparta and its allies and the delian league athens and its. It was painted in 15541556 as part of a series of mythological paintings called poesie poetry intended for king philip ii of spain. Mini myths 2 perseus and andromeda volume 2 daff, mr russ on. History of the peloponnesian warbook 2 wikisource, the. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history by those who accept his claims to. Andromeda, in greek mythology, beautiful daughter of king cepheus and queen cassiope of joppa in palestine called ethiopia and wife of perseus. The movie represents the myth as more of an epic love story. The war was really three conflicts with one uncertain peace after the first. Perseus, whose mother, danae, was impregnated by jove in a shower of golden rain, flew over the earth with medusas severed head in his hands. Told that the only way to save their country is to sacrifice their daughter. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies of both 1 actually began.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii. Andromeda insisted that their wedding be celebrated. Henceforward the struggle was uninterrupted, and they communicated with 2 one another only by heralds. If its origin is very old, its survival up to today, in some myths. This book will be of interest to anyone trying to understand how the major decisions of statecraft are shaped by both context and choice. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the second. Myth about andromeda and perseus windows to the universe. Thucydides peloponnesian war, steven lattimore translation. Even cassiopeia said the andromeda was more beautiful than all the daughter of poseidon, the sea god. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war thomas hobbes, ed. His history of the first conflict, 431421, was nearly complete. The narrative is arranged according to summers and winters and follows the order of events. Having rescued andromeda, and aethiopia, from the sea monster, perseus would claim the beautiful princess as his bride. Discovery of this object is attributed to the arabic astronomer alsufi, who first mentioned it in his book of the fixed stars c. He punished cassiopeia by sending the kraken to destroy the land of. With an english translation by charles forster smith see other formats. Within the palace, there was great feasting, rejoicing and celebration, both for the rescue of princess andromeda and for her marriage to her gallant rescuer. Thucydides was still at work on this when the war spread to sicily and into a conflict 4154 likewise.
Zeus, always on the prowl, found danae, and entered her cell in the form of golden raindrops. Cassiope offended the nereids by boasting that andromeda was more beautiful than they, so in revenge poseidon sent a. The best overall study of the peloponnesian war is donald kagans book. Pericles funeral oration a particularly good english language edition of thucydides is the revised richard crowley translation, edited by robert b. Perseus represents jesus, the cetos is the devil, he defeats it so he can marry the church, andromeda. Pompeian fresco from the house of the dioscuri, now in the museum of naples. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, volume i. He is best known as the slayer of the gorgon medusa, a fearsome monster, and as the rescuer of the. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, book 2.
The peace, which after the winning of euboea was concluded for thirty years, lasted fourteen years. Winter thus ended, and with it the eighteenth year of this war of which thucydides is the historian. Thucydides focuses more closely on three main arenas that were previously introduced in our earlier readings. History of the peloponnesian war, thoukydides, meta scholion palaion kai panu ophelimon choris on, ouk euxunetos ho, xungrapheus. He dedicated his career to the deep study of this conflict and his book is a modern masterpiece. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the sixth. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive. Perseus and andromeda onceuponatime,kingacrisiusofargos was toldbytheoracle thathewouldbekilled by his grandson. The second book of thucydides is of particular interest. Thucydides books list of books by author thucydides. Drops of blood that fell into libya turned into deadly snakes that remain in the desert to this day.
He was himself politically active, therefore, and it is reasonable to assume that. Around the hero perseus articulate several myths and elements, some very old dating back to prehistoric times, to the days of paleolithic hunters, and more recent neolithic and early monarchies. But the fact proves to be that they were iberians, and were driven from the river sicanus in iberia by the. Perseus saves the day the story conflicts resolution to conflict work cited the worst day of andromedas life hero characters perseus and andromeda perseushe is the hero, son of zeus and danae. In renaissance art she begins to be depicted as naked in connection to venus. Funded by the annenberg cpbproject table of contents page 1 of 152 book 4. Thucydides divides his history into summers and winters, thus reckoning more accurately, as he points out v.
Now he is riding pegasus holding a sicle, focus on him again. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 54, section 4. All search options view abbreviations home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. After the marriage, andromeda left her country to live with perseus who later became the king of tiryns and mycenae. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidence. Princess andromeda in greek mythology greek legends and.
It was written by thucydides, an athenian historian who also served as an athenian general during. Such were the events of the winter, and so ended the second year of this war of which thucydides was the historian. His history of the peloponnesian war recounts the fifthcentury bc war between sparta and athens until the year 411 bc. A comprehensive guide to the peloponnesian war new york. The first act of violence was the attack upon plataea, a city allied with athens, by a theban force. Andromedashe is the damsel in distress, daughter to cassiopeia and cepheus, and. Andromeda was the daughter of cepheus and cassiopeia. Unfortunately, her parents had forgotten their promise to perseus. Dear all, you may find by now that book 4 is significantly different from the narratives of the previous three books. The story of perseus and andromeda derives from greek mythology and contains very deep wisdom on the interactions of male and female energy. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 2, section 1. How close they are to the presumed originals what pericles and the others actually said, or even if they are close at. So poseidon got angry and decided to punish cassiopeia. The text elucidates for us how thucydides schemata on decision making and the flawed decisions that reoccur are rooted in our human foibles and our entrapment by interest, fear, and honor, to name just a few.