CLCV 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cyclopean Masonry, Dryad, Minoan Religion
10 Mar 2019
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Remains of ancient palaces: what name did classical greeks give to architecture using huge stone . River god; dryad (tree nymph); naiads (water nymphs) Anthropomorphism: gods made in man"s image. Zeus is depicted as a strong man, often with a beard; aphrodite is depicted as a beautiful woman: gods didn"t have a from until this concept. Aniconic statue of aphrodite as an abstract mass: greeks wanted to understand gods as themselves, so they created them in their own image and gave them attributes similar to humans. Gods were given more intense versions of human attributes. They are more beautiful, noble, passionate, etc. Also, more intense negative attributes, like vainty and deception. Mount olympus: home of the gods, with the exception of the underworld gods, if gods don"t want you at mount olympus, then you won"t be able to go there, it was divided from earth. Liminal zones: liminal = threshold, worshipping caves.
