Published on 5 Dec 2011
School
Department
Course
Professor
Thursday,September‐23‐10
HesiodTheogony
‐ Theworldwasonewithoutdivisionandwasawoman
‐ Shewasmadeofwater,shewasthegreatocean
‐ Shedoesn’tknowsheexistsbecausethereisnothingtocontrastyourselfwith
‐ Thefirstchangeiswhensomethingcomesintotheoceanwhichischaos
‐ Abig“space”comesintotheoceanaseparatesitintotwowhichischaos
‐ Heavenistheupperwater(part)andearthisthelowerwater(part)
‐ changeoccurswhenthereisdifferentiation
‐ Chaosisnotgoodcompanybecauseit’snothing
‐ Erosisdesire,hehasacapewhichiscoveredwithscars
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Eros
Uranus(Heaven)
Woman
Chaos
Gaea(Earth)
Tartarus
(Underworld)
‐ GaeawantstogetridofUranussoshetalkstoherbabies
‐ Titans,childrenofearth
‐ Cronusisthestrongestandbiggest
‐ GaeagaveCronusthesickletocutofUranus’stesticles
‐ Hethrowsitintheairandthebloodthatspattersoneearthturnsintofuries(whichare
demons)
us
smarriesRhea,hissister
seatsthebabies
nustoswallowinsteadofthe
bywasnamedZeusandwassenttocavetogrow
kinandwinetotrickCronus
‐ Whenthebloodmixeswiththewater,Aphrodite(godofsex)iscreated
‐ Aphroditemakesthepinkcloudsrainandmakeslife(fishetc)onearth
‐ FourracesofmenistheGoldenmencreatedbyAphrodite,SilverracecreatedbyZe
‐ Cronu
‐ WhenthechildrenarebornCronu
‐ Whenthenextbabywasborn,RheagavearocktoCro
baby
‐ Theba
‐ Gavehimaswordmadeoutofstoneandgavehimagoats
Thursday,September‐23‐10
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rscomeout
water
dren
tearandseductiveness
‐Hesiodtheoganywascomposedin800‐750BCB
uity
‐ ccuracy–howcloseyouaretosomething
‐ CronusdrinksthewineandfallsasleepandZeuscutsopenCronusandallhisbroth
andsiste
‐ GaeabecomesapartoftheunderworldgovernedbyHades
‐ Poseidongovernsthe
‐ HadesmarrieshissisterHera,andlikeCronusswallowshischil
‐ ThefirstisAthena,goddessofwisdom
‐ ThesecondisAphrodite
‐ Bruteforcecanovercomewisdomandawoman’s
‐ Aphroditegotborntwice
P‐ recision–absenceofambig
o Couldbeclosertowhatweneed
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‐ Exactitudeisprecision+truth
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