| | A | METIS | ‘The Wesleyan Undergraduate Journal of Classical Studies | Published by the Métis Editorial Board and the Depariment of Class- cal Studies Majors’ Committee ated by Jackson Barnett the web version, please visit www.metis.site;wesleyan.edu | {| Volume 6: 2016-2017 Cover Art: Maria Ma“Mother to Athena, Greee’s most powerful goddess of wisdom, ‘Metis was a force for counsel and deep thought in mythology. “Her name in Greek means “wisdom” and “cunning,” too highly desirable qualities for the ancient Athenians. This literary journal has atoays sought qualities such as these in the work of Classics students here at Wesleyan. This edition includes scholarly essays, a Latin translation, a joke or two, ad ‘beautiful cover art ky Maria Ma — all work that we believe Fighlights the diverse group of people who are passionate about Classics s well as the diverse methods through which they share that passion, Acknowledgements With special thanks to Debbie Sierpinski and the faculty of the Classical Studies department for their encouragement ‘and ongoing support for this project ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS Ancient Satitie Techniques in Modern Rap Music — ‘Margot Metz ‘The Syzin in Dephnis and Chce ~ Tatum Leclair ‘The Emotional State of Odysseus at the Lands of Calypso and Circe — Adrianna Perez Death, as discussed in Seneca’s Ad Tacitium Epistulae ‘Morales and Harace's Carmina — Jackson Barnett ‘The Bookworms ~ Ben Sullioan ‘A Latin Translation of the beginning of All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy) — Emma Grahain Some JokesMargot Metz: Ancient Satiric Techniques in Modern Rap. Music “The Ancient Roman slr called attention to systemic soit sues ‘by exaggerating ther abeurlties and their ecvertes, vertaly abusing ‘thelr pons, and exhorting appropiate behuvioe They ao announced ‘ei reasons for walling and nddresood their critics Their 2000 year-old ‘techniques can oll be recognized in modem art spesGealy rap music, ‘Deca of thee success in communicating objections to tho pubic Postc [Purpose zemains an important aspect in songh that we may consider fimolss, wih undiminishing popularity In particule, the programmatic “Works of Javenal share an uncanny resemblance to those of the moder "ap artist Feninom also known as Marshall Bruce MathorsIIL That ‘express themselves quite differently ~ ones evenly judgmental and cyni- caland the other seride and somewhat dstastful~ bat both employ the same underlying tactics to accomplish ther purpose. Despite being s_p- arated by almost two thousand years, the two ass create thelr distinct ‘Poetic profile wih ata conventions to explain tel purpores and ‘Comutenton the sus oftheir “today.” ‘oth juvenal and Bininem clearly state ther reasons for wilting, Jayenal wate because he physically must. He ls extemely disgusted by ‘the present state of Rome, In which “a labby eunuch macs. wll- or gis go eazy fr pig-sticking up-county, bare breasted, spearin Ast. fend te barber who rasped away at my youthful beard has sen, to challenge good society with his millns” Guvenal, 1.2225 Find- ing absoluteilene an impossibility when attempting fo "swallow his wrath,” Juvenal finds an outlet in sate, dramatically critiring enyone ‘ho docs anything cisngresble wits conflicting values ~be dey gender ‘norm; sccal nn, or economic norms Juvenal 131-2). ‘Eminem's pectic purpose is more personal however stems from ihe oppressive nae of our society that prohibits many unlucky Amnercen fm escaping the enfortanaestsatons that they inher ‘an emphasis on dart in the phrase "American dream.” Emam com- poses in onder to become celebrity earning ‘clbrty- ‘continuo his joumey back to Ithaca alone. Novertholes, throughout the {oars se Odyssous woop, holots his guard down. Hes a powerless ‘oy, eng into he sexual dates ao wll as tha comfort Calype0 pro- vides for him in har eave. The 1 Calypso and Ogygin eae ‘exprestes a lack of contro in Odysseus’ characte as his deeper uncon- ‘cous ol takes im ove. "As Odysseus emotions engulf his character, his valuas and ‘perception shift in his confinement on Opyia. Cdyseus & the epitome ofa hero after the Trojan Wate svctorious ater ten years of fighting. Subsaquently, Odysseus has experinced several adventures ashe sls accompanied by his men back to Ithaca. Before he arsives an gyi, Odysseus values tis heroism and these néventures tht afro ‘his masculinity as well a his intelligence, Calypso deprives ofthe ‘need fr these quallies, She instead provides a daily Ife where there {sno need forthe cunning and wily qualities that he possessed on his Joumey tus fa:* On Ogygia there sno need for cur her tobe a hex, ‘Acklitionally, Odysseus notin the presence of any of his male friends ‘who all have died at this point in the epic. Chronalogcally, Odysseus Ina already experienced the majrity ofthe tribulations that he wil x dle signifying his lonely confinement on Ogygia as especially trai “There arene active challenges for him to endure that would ello him, tw bo praised by his mon a leader, or by himself ta hero, other than ‘the slr period of pleasure he receives fom Calypso every night, Od- 2 Feaouron Th Hes nd te Gad The One Myr nt fio Ballantine Boks (199) 52 10 ‘sseus thon must adapt to this sensory enoyment and more importantly, aiotonal relationship with the woman Keeping him captive. Odyseeus™ relationship with Calypso sea! ints nature bu Calypso also gives ‘off feminine and sighty motherly principles that Odysseus surrenders (0 ‘over seven yeas. In war and pethaps forthe maorty of his if, Odys- of his personality, he ends up confronting it when placed in extreme situations such asthe ane Calypso places in in He yeas {for home, fr his wife, end nartuing i i simplest form. Odysseus mist come to fermi with there necsaile that Calypso table Paton af Calypoo teats Odysseus iia god, feeding him ambrosia and ‘ectaydressng him in fine clothing, an allowing han to slp with her ime be as one. Sha "welcomed him warmly, cherished him (5150) or allthe day ho was thor. Hence, Oeysseus cannot re himself fom his ‘woos and challenges using his strength o is brains the only way out t to surrender tothe feminine virus that Calypeo draws out im, and to surender to his rit and trauma that have flowed him a far* ‘Therecognitin ofthese virtues he possesses forces him to weep endless- ly droughout his days, wh simultaneously balling an emotional Jationship with Calypso thats difficult to ignore. He heals hls numbness from wae and detaches from his previous values by connecting with these considerably feminine feelings on Oxy. ‘On th other hand, Act's envionment and appealing nature ofits eachantess Cie inflzence Odyases’ decisions and extions ‘more positively during his tay. Thefsland of Aeaea is crowded with ‘hick forests and gardens Deep inthe woods les Cice’s palace, "built of dresed stone on a cested rns of and” (10.228-20), located by Oa ous and his men by emoko fom the hearth, Aer Odyeeous and his men Aci to spend the night and rest before scouting the sland, they come cross unaggressive mountain wolves and ons whom Circe berthed herself with "magic drugs” Here, the radar begins to sans a falling of ster in Cle's magi that mostof the men become attracted to, Cie, ‘similar to Calypso s Beard singing beautifully, while weaving, further ‘ravring Odyssens’ crew into her place. In their wine, Circe mics in| ‘potion “to wipe from their memories any Uhought of home” (10.250) Soon afte, she uses her wand totum them int sine, but keeping tlt Jnuman minds so they are aware of her torment, Hermes then appears (0 Odysseus, giving him the hea drug “moly” so that he neutralizes he 3 Mowe, 4 Henson n