Classical Studies 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Kouros, Isocrates, Symbolic Capital

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Angela Nissen

Document Summary

Passages: identify author, work, themes, etc. Quote: jean pierre vernant the society of gods . Idea that there are multiple forces at work. Suggesting that polytheism has a system of classification, (in terms of these different gods) The gods did not necessarily create the universe, they are the forces inside of it. Of course humans are going to think the gods are just like humans. There is nothing special about the gods having human shape. An oral poetic tradition that is written down (hesiod is not an author, it is a generation of poets. Atlas constraint upholds the wide heaven with unwearying head and arms. Prometheus for the humans, punished by zeus (his liver gets eaten by a bird every day as it regenerates since he is immortal) Hundred handers (hyperanthropomorphism: locked away by ouranos, zeus freed them to fight (they represent brute strength) Gods are the ideal version of humans (they are superior in force, immortal, more beautiful)