CLSC 101 Lecture 3: CLSC 101-WEEK 1
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Gaea/gaia (greek- earth) after chaos comes erebus. Cyclopes produces hecatoncheires (heccaton- 100) (cheir- hand) Produces 12 offsprings called titans (greek- to stretch/extend) possibly not true. Cronus (greek- harvest/agriculture) last conceived but rst born with uranus. Hyperion (greek- god who goes over head) Theia (goddess who shines far and wide/moon) Phoebe (associated with the moon and sun) goddess. Erebus (greek- darkness of night) after chaos comes nyx. Nyx (greek- night) after chaos comes tartarus. Hollow underworld that is below erebus (the bad neighborhood) Gods of sky, earth, and sea tend to predict the future. Uranus predicts that one of his children will overthrow him. Two offsprings: aether (greek- day, pure light above the sky, looks like stars. Ocean is tremendous source of life. very important. Cosmogony- story about the origin of the world. Tells it in a poem- theogony - origin of the gods. Speci c function: punish people who shed the blood of their own relatives.
