Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Celeus, Ephebos, Cult Of Artemis At Brauron
24 Aug 2016
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His weapon is the thunderbolt (made by cyclopes) Divine champion of justice (dike), hospitality (xenia), suppliants: suppliant: someone seeking protection. Sexually promiscuous and prolific: this allows for many claims of descent from zeus. Ganymede is a little boy: not all female mates, not all virgins but rather noble families. Most prestigious of goddesses, but still subject to zeus as his wife. She jealously persecutes his offspring by other females. Mother of hephaestus, ares: ares is the most hated by gods and men. Father of monsters such as polyphemus and pegasus. Foil for athena, who is a tamer of nature. First and last born" stays at home and tends the hearth fire few myths feature her in rome, she is a powerful state goddess and highly honoured. Hades zeus of the underworld aka dis. Receiver" or host of many", of many names" like his brothers zeus and poseidon, mature male, often enthroned.
