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

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Charles Stocking

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Lecture 2: 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 (from readings, 90% highlighted in lectures) Polythemism: many gods in human form polu=many, theos=god. Anthropomorphism= in the shape of humans anthropos= human, morphe= shape. The greeks distinguished in the cosmos between different types of powers- multiple forms of power that could take action on every level of reality . making 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.