Classical Studies 3211F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Childbirth, The Last Challenge, Patrilineality
23 Sep 2016
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All in the family: 2nd act of force in the birth of the olympians. Goddess of marriage and childbirth: hades. Brings about the idea that the last born is known for deception: the youngest is the deceptive one. These great cronos swallowed as each [460] came forth from the womb (n dus) to his mother"s knees with this intent, that no other of the proud sons of heaven should hold the kingly office amongst the deathless gods. Why does cronos swallow his children: he is immortal which means he does not need an heir. His children could take his power away from him: it is the opposite of giving birth. The minute that rhea gives birth to the babies, cronos consumes them. They go from the hollow cavity of the mother to the hollow cavity of the father: womb to stomach. N (n dus) = male stomach: theog. 487, 890: he placed them into his stomach .
