Week 4.2 Hermes Part 2 Slides [1] PDF
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This presentation discusses various aspects of Hermes, focusing on his role in creating and crossing boundaries, and his involvement in historical cults. It also includes information on artwork, including Attic Red-Figure Column Krater, and the story of the Slayer of Argus.
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HERMES AND BOUNDARIES Various aspects of Hermes involve creating and crossing boundaries Tied to deep historical cults that Attic Red-Figure Column Krater, Getty 83.AE.252 worshiped daemons in stone heaps? Messenger – human world to...
HERMES AND BOUNDARIES Various aspects of Hermes involve creating and crossing boundaries Tied to deep historical cults that Attic Red-Figure Column Krater, Getty 83.AE.252 worshiped daemons in stone heaps? Messenger – human world to Material Culture Info Olympus Looted from Etruscan Psychopompos – mortal realm to tomb in 1971 underworld Sold to the MET for $1.2 MILLION in 1972 Young men – youth and manhood Returned to Italy in 2008 after 2006 trial of Giacomo Medici (who operated smuggling ring for 40 years) VIDEO ON ETHICS AND ANTIQUITIES Euphronios Krater, Ceverteri BRIEF REWIND SLAYER OF ARGUS SLAYER OF ARGUS Remember Io? Io got turned into a cow and is guarded by Argus Hermes comes for a chat and also is like, hey, I’ll help ya out and kill your guard Summary of the myth (Overly Sarcastic: 5 minutes) *also has good commentary about Ovid’s changes to mythic narratives Antikensammlung, IV 3729 Hendrik Goltzius, Juno receiving the eyes of Argus from Mercury, 1615 Bloemaert’s Mercury, Argus, and Io, 1592 FAST FORWARD TO OVID! BECAUSE WHY NOT? Sleeping Hermaphroditus Hermes + Aphrodite; Salmacis (nymph) Ovid Met. 4.285-388 Sleeping Hermaphroditus NEXT LECTURE Remember that next week is our midterm!!
