CLST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Political Warfare, Thrice, Cup-Bearer
26 Jan 2017
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Consort of the chief god zeus most texts show her only in the facility of the wife of zeus. Cliche of the jealous wife trying to stop her philanderous husband. Telea ( fulfillment ) wife of zeus fulfilling wifely duties, without her zeus cannot rule. Goddess of women marriage and childbirth: the chief roles and two honours of women and protects the integrity of a woman"s body and of a city. A goddess of political sovereignty temple at argos, temple at olympia (special sanctuary considered neutral territory and held the olympic games) Matrona as the roman juno idealised form of what a roman freeborn woman should be: maternal. Zeus and hera as a quarreling couple men often allowed to cheat but hera trying to protect the integrity of the marriage. Zeus and hera as the final version of the male sky god and the female earth goddess their union is sacred and all life comes from it hieros gamos.
