CLST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Marija Gimbutas, Parietal Lobe, Narratology
9 May 2016
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Theagenes from rhegium saw iiad and odyssey as something else, gods are aggressive and trick humans (seen as human traits) Anaxagoras acted badly, to teach virtue. Birth of dionysos - changing words that sound the same but mean different things, to confuse or to change meaning or to explain strange things (i. e. meron and herome) Socrates and plato criticized the bad behavior of olympian gods, plato banned. After alexander the great, rulers started to claim divine honors. Rulers gave benefits to subjects (acting like gods) to become divine. Romans did not want to follow someone that wasn"t the emperor, punishment for worshiping gods. 313 ad edict of milan christian faith is not a criminal offence, constantine the great is first christian roman emperor. Ovid roman author recounting myths, given moralizing interpretation of classic religions and myths. Renaissance 14th to 16th century, revival of classical antiquity and myths, introduced myths in art, literature, and scholarship.
