Classical Studies 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Anthropomorphism, Ancient Greek, Boeotia

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Kelly Olson

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How to prepare for the exams: multiple choice: questions based on image identification (from lectures), questions based on passages: Identify the passage in terms of author, work, etc. And know the thematic content of those passages (all highlighted in lectures): multiple choice questions based on key themes, vocabulary, dates, historical facts (highlighted in lectures). A religion of the body in ancient greece: anthropomorphic gods and god-like athletes. The greeks distinguished in the cosmos between different types of power- multiple forms of power that could take actions on every level of realitymaking interventions within man himself as well as in society, nature and in the beyond. Thus their religion and their pantheon can be seen to be a system of classification, a particular way of ordering and conceptualizing the universe, distinguishing between multiple types of force and power operating within it.