Connections

We just finished talking about "flyting" in oral traditions class, a kind of verbal duel almost between two people that mainly involves a trickster and a "straight and narrow" guy, and I could not help but think of the connection between that and the ancient myth of the first meeting between Hermes and Appollo. Appolo confronts Hermes for stealing his cattle, adn it is in this context that we get one of the most easily recognizeable arguements in all of history. Back and forth the two go, both cunningly yet almost blatantly verbally assaulting the other. Eventually the dispute is resolved when Hermes presents Appolo with the lyre; yet, it is still perhaps one of the earliest recorded examples of a type of duel that would reach through every type of myth up to Shakespeare and on into the present day.

Blogging for Class

This is actually the first blog that I have ever done. So I'm a little nervous, but I think that the concept of using an online medium to help keep everyone connected and to help share our thoughts is an interesting one and I hope that it works.