CLAS104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Roman Mythology, Turnus, Punic Wars
16 May 2016
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Romans made them act less like humans (unlike greeks) Made them like high powers (divine beings) Portrayed them as human in form, but avoided making stories on how they acted just like humans. Gods that romans took on from greeks. Romans had different approach to how they treated gods. Much more prominent place in religion/mythology toward mars than the greeks did to. Carried over mars (most important god) and made him god of war. As approach to life changed (from agriculture to war), they took their most important god (mars) and changed his focus. Explanation why the romans sacrificed head of onion, head of human and flesh of fish. Pneuma finished jupiter"s sentences when he directly asked jupiter what to sacrifice when lighting struck. Cf. pestilence of 433 and the sibylline oracles. Saw apollo not only god of healing but god of oracles (just like greeks) Reason why beginning of year is called january.
