CLST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Parthenogenesis, Kumarbi, Hurrians
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Museums are places we keep muses the temples of memory. A(cid:373)(cid:271)rosia: (cid:862)(cid:374)ot (cid:373)ortal(cid:863) he(cid:374)(cid:272)e the (cid:374)o(cid:374)-mortal food of the gods. Ura(cid:374)os" ge(cid:374)itals get (cid:272)hopped off a(cid:374)d fro(cid:373) the (cid:271)lood there so(cid:373)e the (cid:272)hildre(cid:374) of the earth (giants, nymphs, fairies) Furies come on the scene when family blood is spilled (worst in when a child kills a parent) Ancient near eastern parallels with the kumarbi myth of the hurrians and hittites. Kumarbi bites off and swallows the genitals og the sky god and separated the heavens from the earth. Gives birth to tessub who becomes the king of gods. Said to have been born in cyprus: fitting because she has control over life and death similar to middle eastern goddesses near cyprus. Any part of a greek god (including genitals) that end up in the ocean tends to grow. Anything that is divine and falls onto the earth or water will grow. Generation: a) parthenogenesis b) sexual union c) natural growth.
