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    Rake SSS a @=zur-»o9OG0e tas Le iat ames #& 9 AZ Oo METIS ‘The Wesleyan Unclergraduate Journal of Classical Studies Published by the Mts Editorial Board and the Department of (Classical Studies Majors’ Commitice Eated by Jackson Barnett For the web version, please visit wavwumetissie.sueseyan, edu Volume 7: 2017-2018 Cover Art: Maria Ma ‘Mother to Athena, Greece’s most powerful goddess of wisdom, “Mets as a force for counsel and deep thought in mythology Her name in Greek means “wisdom” and “cunning” two highly desirable ‘qualities fr the ancient Athenians. This literary journal has abvays sought qualities suchas these inthe work of Classic students here at Wesleyan. This edition includes scholarly escays, a Latin translation, «joke or two, and beautiful cover art by Maria Ma — all work that we believe highlights the diverse group of people who are passionate about Classics as well asthe diverse methods through which they share that pasion. Acknowledgements ‘with special thanks to Debbie Sierpinski and the fculy ofthe Classical Studies department for thee encouragement and ongoing support fr this project. ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS “Section I Trahonl scholarly writing pial intended fran audience witha Beetground i Classi. ‘The Prsl of Hono andthe Her ea In Burp Medea Advianna Perez Ps Kalipols Not tobe Confuted with Pic Opinions ~ Margot Meta ‘Womens Agency in Anse! Greece ~ Carone Diemer “The Corton basen Mii Experience nd Pita Clot in Athens Robbie Webster Sex Genes and the Economy in Aristophanes Eccesersac~ Muggle Rothberg Seton 2 Writing fora mver auience— hese subsons were write in Profesor Any Sep Masa’ las, "Chase tues Toa: Wiig for General dace Review of Leste st Wesleyan by Profs Jona Hank Ryan Poulter ult Cass Blogrophy~ lnnan Day Role Playing Ancient Rome: The Asssinaton of Caesar Emma Graham ow Do We Recharge the Energy of Demnracy~ Catherine Kal A Bography of Gast oh Ober Robbie Webster ilese in Ovi ger warnings, and the penitence of exeepy men on Grinde Jackson Barnett, An Ineedction for podcast about tbe Hind Tatum Lair A Scrip for an Audio Museum Guide: The Potand Vise Margot Mts ‘ino and Pees ~ Ben Saraile ‘Adrianna Perez: The Pursuit of Honor and the ‘Heroic Idea? in Ine a tne se epg ae seta Sicroyiaihiemnarionaeesconato rcs see, sruaSiint nanan ane cinch enaen enctha irae i ett Soot rier natacmerrciea, Stecsshcyaeersmnae eee Soiedcn tects onis e en iat at oe oobi emia atamict secrete a Socotra eee iSite acctteataineaean Scicuienecnaameanens Soe Mi hae caitecen SR ohms Saisie eee SS erect any aan ct, Sinica Seaton, sikomegae cite naatceet ce cmrucnmenr scare maracas Ehiciteleeicemmn rhea eee See tec roactannaets Sri ecr eaten me Reema sacietevet iat meet a femicciginenananaaas Soe ie ternal toenueramanatd fences rapes carne tgnenriiviianimeotannme = Seiten rhein st ae eegeeaees aarbshiincemcmrenes 1 nas bh Jona Mesa le ther etn of the epic to advance i ain Totton Inthe fist interacton on sage asm sudo ames Mee fr ‘hrm ee ancl fo being oto her bet interes” (Srren 48). ‘Understandably enraged Medea epee alls him he wer and cites hic ae ‘aurge and mains She then reals the Ago ooreyand stats that he "Sed This if (eed dhe drag (85), ands np, he beacon of) ‘ality (488). Here, repetition of ace perfect verbs empties te dlgence of Meson the Ags jourey satis isa and eee o none ther than hell. Her courage sc icoiesin tle plex hel cotet a eran as ‘heres do win the eal ep ocr she lots of heme as being worthy of anor and vecogntn, 'A Mocs ils er aa eo a the Age journey ad deems hers worthy af hoy she ngs wp the breaking of ther oath in maeige and srs Fulzediaan ofthis (Sraten 53) The severing of oaths sar frm honorable yet Fan purponl snes th ne made to i feo obtain eter postion ie Carat "rough "el" Grok atlge, as Mans considered a arava. But Jason ‘hoot not o refer tots gpring thi she ae foundational toa eo bound by Taw? and instead hs ft sponse to Medea deconseis her atativ ofthe AED journey. rom the beginning ois response he nes epi imapny: sees that "at ae sway With word and. ea hf capt, ef my slsin order ‘scape tiga tha ows! without a beak—your endless, ed harangu”(Sraten 533335) Hers, son compare imo il capi sping treacherous ‘winds sini fo dexrpons of heros sch os Ones He then posed 10 ‘uibute is survval tthe gods CypesAphrod) purposely mocking Medex: "The way Leet woman (doce You sce oe tha aust oe You some hg favre Cyrano the god or moral who saved me cn mvs (Sean 5374) Joon aaoraily naka i oto sp Made fr ces ‘nd devotion to Jason othe voyage gg 0 a toa ros asthe one ha ‘truck Medes with inacapale aeoesleve orfason, crusing he fe eampeleé to ese [hi] Staves St) Aer cruel ling Maen ands aly Jason erie to nt er by breaking deen her stance on why she does deserve ‘hepin hes causing hee ‘Toorer the intl nteracton, Jun als devotes Medes fae free Importance on the Ag jouracy ohms “Youll ever hee than of eatin Ifgos wer ligt the edge where (Saran 554555) Jnon simaltncosty ‘removes Medes herl reputation whe bushing her rbaranism. To hin, she mst Ie cast xd to obtain amore névantageus matings an pston in Corinth. AP alee Boley descebesinber hater “Tage Wires Modes Dd Sl Jason fas tose thee in Maden, als" ae thee muta ons ad ber fort 2 Simon, 73 2 Robin Mitchel Boyan fo lots Medes Hippo}, ndanpote Hackett Publishing 2007, p82 msl" Beis deat er beri lnguage and values, and for this he must py Bu we ‘ut polo why the canst rl amos obese nonin the As journey |Ssompetant terest Jason and Neves elaenship though tha sae st vrs mariage to Giaoce nlf the es tat were ced the events hey ‘perienced together a Colds and bond Through seri actions and the speech {renin esponseo Medes be dsmanes ny ed seed nee aonb {fom the pay lla advance own honr it Cont Continuing to thik with Fly we mst tr tothe Heri a a device sed by Medea thoughout the ay sang honor and determining nor The ero eal of codes deine by Foley and agreod pom yoher schol a¢"0do 00d his ens od aro his enemies Therese several nsances throb ‘heplay where aon considers endo Medea espe is beta ss es ‘15-47 (you ps away your ren) The Greck word pi lowe ins 59.5, and lines 09-1 hre Jonas hat hs new macage doco pal ‘sy olitions bear to Aleden andthe cidren’ Howeve bees chs bets, “Made ses aos aran enemy nating harm oni rend Tinea compete eer ofthe heres code maleng Jon both cshonoable and unworthy fh te te Becte Medea seer orn ar an enemy te leer she mst ats mand ‘naa ht wil ring her honor She rbot code once sin in hr speech where he rings forth the en of ling her chien. Se es “Let 0 ene that mma sinpleon / or wea, or cke~l em the oppose. Lest yan with Knows and come dowa halon then enemies. Tiss the way oe ‘he way twin cou reputation” (Srulen 49-83), Hee, Made enacts atom lana cert nce persona tha she rus we tat atria and with Inno oly nee tat this the ony way to dos, becase thee sno Gresk model cf etonomus andeoi emininay oui of wl erce” feces stn a ‘ey that preserve cls wil ot achiever hee glory shew fall {0 eamatiay gpl ard punishment lor ber enemies, The ere ee doe ct rie the eat ence of oe 2 ay ut intend prions publ cs Eulhoner® Medes pe mune geared toward preserving phone wile ‘Srllancousy hating son through dsroying hit hoses hs chen, nny Curtet hope have new een. ‘Made alo envision the cof te tiple murders gining hour fr woos ‘After Medes eis er inka pap oil Jaen, lance, and Crea, the chores sews thee sproval for her plans a cans of gaining honor for wore fo he justice “Medes wlrng “The tigs lang anda vitwous reputation wl rae my ‘name The race of women wl exp honor, no loge the shee of Ssgracflremour” (Grain 124426) The eal approval of Medes pany the chorus ipotct lene Flo “Tac Wives Meds Divide Sl male ts in Gr Tags. PsncetonUntersty Pes 2001, 7p. 262 5 Foley 2 6 Martnne Hopman. “Revenge ad Mythoplesis in Bailes "Medes”Towatons ofthe Amercon Pile Asociato(1974) 138, B.1,2008, 158 Trek, 26 key 268 3 Made Somali oppote of her masculine, eri sd hus eon crf defined ner lta with the chor’ inal Maes ligase wih the women 5 {elo marld worm who ar bon dene a severe fnjustic by her hasband They “beget conent ther engefl moder aes alas hea royal ay ‘cus the undertand Medes anger wves themes, as jut Te chorus shh baie har her doings willease a reer ofthe slencing of women ad change inpeeepton ef wore by men stretyially een she ull rational and evil parte Comming this ple murder woud allow women ep anos ast ssamalehero would Here the coras inal complacent oa etn ext they can 0 ongse scethemslrer or he rt fen her persons wher se dates te pan kl her ‘iden instead of lng Jon. Thi he point which the chores bres Made, ‘enue she no gsr embodies er ema ide, bu the stalin bare ie at ‘online the chalet serie er cir ara mens pining hoao and hating Jason nthe worst ay pose The chores tempo eng Medea of the nase bor berveen mother an cl andthe inate tendeney to protect ones child from ‘har but erst adherence rom he here codes prs howe alow Made to ‘yercome these eens "4 hare mentioned before, Medes llth eo cde os a meensto pure her onor ad ll ber cde: but does that of lling her chien rly flow the ‘enki ber cen are comida he rnds The noe tn. Medes approach ‘heheroi code ineomples but clad Foley nce hat Medea "shoes accept ‘national pin iordrte achieve her evenge™ nthe prot she ends up eat Ihe Javon, harting her fiends and reting Hr crer, mately harming heel oe Foe thivery cise what mikes Mae reeble hea Smet Ala or Aches, ‘we fae sk eic erors she wold diese arc aren sa mean of ‘seing he nos it ment arelding pubic mockery She posses "tbborn indnduaom ntarigence, pow, ner esta seagey.a ok fp of such ‘plead ere” Hallo ber o each this clerted peston of hr. diticalk tofin anor moran in tragedy tha odes eral exci on thls mascline here rode whe seking revenge, Medes complex bt persstetembedinet of th heroic ae wht lowe ero ahi the anthnkabl act filing her on cle, In Marianne HopmarRevenge and Mrdnopoissin Eurpdes Medea” Hopmn dsec with the ene th eri heal pushing Madea aclere ‘hoor trgh infacde She ntad argue thas Medes inate ngs the omit of er acheeing epi oy the pay loan abr ending 5 "ch add ‘ows not Bina the sje ater of pc” She notes tht ware Ahlskilbut des nat shed his nde bod cs such ashe lad and the Odysey pict societies ‘haracteraed bythe slant ofthe housebeld, fas excoding stores in famial Kling Hopman slo mentions that Aches los Pram, Hesto’ fae, 0 mou hin son and vei proper bua spell deed hat Medes does ot Beto [nto Insen heir bared ne another reaches acimax athe end ofthe ath Frole, a5 To Rey, 24, 4 1 opman, 170 ‘Neder rong farther sy rom on ashes above the agen her ander Hes eharioc wih the bodes fet den, Medea proper itl explain imes to come this most uly slaughter” (Sarben 43-64), ‘bus these tals do not consis of songs tobe perfrmed in honor ofthe hire, ‘srkingemisin asthe actual cuts deed have iol ments” Het, thecal forthe den stead eat tal Her revenge arose nara sees insted of ese ra the audience. Thay, the nn andthe sequent,

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