CLAA06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thelpusa, Rhea Silvia, Vestal Virgin
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The 6 olympians from the older generation: zeus or jupiter or jove, hera or juno, hades or pluto. Sometimes also called dis: demeter or ceres, poseidon or neptune, hestia or vesta. Ares or mars: often not a very well-liked god, he is considered the god of strife which fits well since he"s the son of zeus and. Can represent marriage and strife: timai (or power ): violent warfare and bloodshed, symbols: armour, dog and vulture. Dogs and vultures are often associated with war since these animals often feed on dead bodies after: believed to have relations with rhea silvia. A princess in italy which was a vestal virgin. She believed that mars impregnated her and later, she gave birth to. In mythology, these are considered the founders of rome: this may explain why romans who are very materialistic thought very highly of mars. Athena or minerva: the daughter zeus and metis (cleverness)
