HUMA 1710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Aeschylus, Aegeus, Manumission

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Conscious (deductive) art of prophecy: augury: reading of entrails, omens. Inspired prophecy: either gift of special persons (ex. Cassandra) or linked to special sanctuaries (delphi, dodona, Apollo, dionysos and zeus only gods officially associated with oracular prophecy. Originally belonged to gaia (earth) then themis (collective justice/ law as custom), then phoebe, then phoibos (apollo) Chthonian in contrast to olympian sky gods. Thesmophoria: woman"s festival for demeter: pig sacrifice laid in cleft is called thesmos : justice. Apollo, comes in ship from crete in form of dolphin ( delphi ) In myth: apollo kills pythia and has to do penance by leaving his sanctuary to dionysos! Oracle is given by prophetess seated on tripod over cleft in earth (vapors) Brother of artemis (who has older cult) Mix of minoan, dorian, and syrian-hittite influences. Associated with law and reason prophecy; plagues and healing; music and poetry (leader of muses)

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