CLAS-C - Classical Studies CLAS-C 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Oceanid, Aeschylus, Theogony

• School: IUPUI
• Department: CLAS-C - Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS-C - Classical Studies CLAS-C 205
• Professor: Glenn Synder

Document Summary

Son of titan iapetus and oceanid clymene. Iapetus and clymene (4 kids: atlas, menoetius, prometheus (fore-learner) (thief, epimetheus (after-learner) Pro(cid:373)etheus is (cid:862)prote(cid:272)tor of (cid:373)ortals(cid:863: deceives zeus 1: etiology of sacrifice at mecon /sicyon. Give zeus bones instead of meat: )eus" respo(cid:374)se is to take a(cid:449)ay fire fro(cid:373) the hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s, decieves zeus 2: etiology of fire. Aeschylus (525 (cid:1008)(cid:1009)(cid:1010) bce(cid:895) (cid:862)pro(cid:373)etheus bou(cid:374)d(cid:863) (cid:1008)(cid:1007)(cid:1004) bce. Greek dramatist at the beginning of the classical era (480 323 bce) Prometheus was the originator of culture and art/skills. Prometheus also revels prophecy to zeus, allowing zeus to let heracles to save him (cid:894)(cid:271). (cid:1005)(cid:895) wo(cid:373)a(cid:374) i(cid:374) hesiod"s theogo(cid:374)y (cid:862)e(cid:448)il thi(cid:374)g (cid:373)ade for (cid:373)e(cid:374) as the pri(cid:272)e for fire(cid:863) Hephaestus made a shy maiden formed of earth. (alleged) historical o(cid:272)(cid:272)asio(cid:374) for hesiod"s (cid:862)works & days(cid:863) After the death of his father, hesiod writes to his brother perses, who has managed his larger i(cid:374)herita(cid:374)(cid:272)e of his father"s estate poorly. Changing social structures and practices in 8th century.