CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Eileithyia, Typhon, Apollo 1
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Zeus and hera"s combative marriage resulted in their son, the god of warfare. More respected as a god in roman mytholgies. Symbols: armour, dogs and vulture [dogs and vultures, often eat bodies of the death after a battle] Roman tale, believed that they are the descendants of ares. Rhea silvia vestal virgin, a princess whose father did not want grandchildren to usurp him. Ares/mars raped rhea silvia, resulted in twins, romulus and remus. King wanted them kill but did not want deliberately kill them [locked his daughter in a cave, hoped that nature will kill her murder is considered taboo in ancient times, getting blood on your hands] Twin with artemis, son of zeus and leto. Symbols: bow and arrow, lyre, laurel and the sun. Apollo, associated with the sun but is not the sun; the sun is a different entity, helios. Apollo is the sun god but helios is the sun.
