CLAA06H3 Lecture Notes - Silenus, Oeagrus, Aeacus
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Goddess of defensive war, walls are like clothing of city. Civilizes sea by means of sheeps (taming) Goddess of pottery (hephaestus and dionysus share attribute) Women make fine thread to weave/spin them to make clothing etc. Myth: in ovid"s metamorphoses, arachne, was skilful in spinning and said she was better than athena (hubris). Athena came as a human and tried to teach her new ways to spin, but arachne said she didn"t need help. Arachne"s was better, so out of jealousy, athena turned her into a spider. Strongly associated to daughter persephone also known as kore (maiden) Goddess of agriculture, and taught mankind how to cultivate cereals. Most of the myths about her are in the homeric hymn to demeter. Changes from fertility to agriculture goddess in roman myths. Myth: in homeric hymn to demeter, persephone is the daughter of zeus and. Demeter and while she"s playing with her friends, the earth opens in half and.
