ENGL 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hydria, Attic Calendar, Panathenaic Games
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Spirits in the shape of human beings. Not every god lives there (hades, poseidon) Cave of agaluros (under the acropolis), cave of pentelis. Liminal zones (limen, liminis > threshold: sinkholes that go into caves, usually filled with water, where the mayans and aztecs worshipped their deities. Lascaux, france: over 17,000 years old, if you paint the image of the animal on the wall, you"ve captured its spirit. Can see and act through their statues. Temple door would be open during rituals so the statue could watch what was happening. Temple is a house of the gods and place where you stored all the things that were dedicated to them. Naiad > nymph of fountains and streams. The furies > pursue people who have done unjust acts (killing parents) Clotho > spins the thread of your life. You cannot escape your fate, even the gods cannot change it. Herakles > son of zeus and alcmene.