CLCV 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tudigong, Enûma Eliš, Mount Parnassus
14 Mar 2019
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Zeus" mother tricked cronus into swallowing a rock, which cronus thought was the baby. Cronos and rhea: rhea tricked cronos into swallowing a rock = zeus" survival, this means that zeus will overthrow his father, just as cronos overthrow his father uranus. The titantomachy war against the titans: team zeus. Hecatonchires use their hundred hands to whip rocks at enemy: team cronos and giants. Expect for themis and her son because they are involved in law and order, so they side with zeus. Mount olympus where zeus" team is; why they"re called the olympians. Mount othrys where cronos" team is. The titans imprisoned in tartarus: after the battle was over, zeus and his team won they throw the titans into the deepest part of tartarus. The punishment of atlas: atlas has to spend eternity holding up heaven. Gigantes - giants: gegeneis = earthborn, greeks loved the motif of the gods vs. the giants.
