CLA204H1 Lecture 4: CLA204 Lecture 4 Notes
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Epic epithets epithets fixed description of gods and heroes in homeric and hesiodic poetry from homer"s epic poem: cloud-gathering zeus dark-haired poseidon white-armed hera cow-eyed hera golden aphrodite laughter-loving aphrodite. Apollo of the silver bow visual responders used epithets in art, poetry. Greeks homer/hesiod genealogies of gods gave their epithets. Aphrodite from ouranos (hesiod) but seen in parthenon as if she is. Aphrodite by zeus + dione (homer) the daughter of zeus homonyms gods of the same name 3 well known zeus, 5 of aphrodite epic cycles. Birth of gods sky father day well lit sky highest god common epithets cloud gatherer, dark-clouded, thunderer on high, hurler of thunderbolts actually storm god, god of clouds, weather god. Near eastern sky gods one of the most important greek gods ancient greek month was named after him associated particularly with mountain gods high mountains mt.
