CLASS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Moirai, Hemera, Hieros Gamos
28 Sep 2016
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Physical universe is made up of gods: earth, sky, ocean, etc. Not a sacred text: nobody had to believe what hesiod"s work. In the beginning there was only chaos (the abyss: chaos: to yawn or gap, a place of opening or nothingness. Eros (attraction) a concept of sexuality (sexual reproduction: cupid, force of sexual attraction. She is literal earth and also a earth mother goddess. Things that come from her are anthropomorphic in form and temperament. Sexually (with uranus) > heros games (sacred marriage), unity of sky and earth: 12 titans. Oceanus (ocean): physical feature and a god, fresh water river that surrounds the world. Tethys: sea goddess, wife of oceanus: they are the parents of all the rivers and gods that are connected to the rivers. Mnemosyne: memory: get together with zeus and create muses. Themis: law that is given, law that is settled: occupied delphi before apollo, gets together with zeus and create moerae and horse.
