CLAS 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hieros Gamos, Homeric Hymns, Oceanid
22 Sep 2015
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A traditional story, handed from one. Myth: negative conotation, false reality. A traditional story, handed from one generation to another. Myths pass on wisdom, generation to another. They project value within its audience. Myths pass on wisdom, values, morals, ethics, ideologies. values, morals, ethics, ideologies. Although there is falseness, there is truth in myths. Mycenean (1600 bc pelepenese) and minoa (crete long before 1600 bc) civilizations. Mycenean (1600 bc pelepenese) and minoa (crete long before 1600 bc) civilizations were welalthy and talented. Some myths had their origins in the mycenean society. were welalthy and talented. Some myths had their origins in the mycenean society. There was contact between both societies and they influenced each other (philosophy, There was contact between both societies and they influenced each other (philosophy, religion, mythology). 1400 bc all the palaces were religion, mythology). Minoa was the first to collapse. 1400 bc all the palaces were destroyed (governance was destroyed).
