CLAS-C - Classical Studies CLAS-C 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Eileithyia, Parthenogenesis, Theogony
28 Feb 2017
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Common association(s) (unmoving) hearth and sacred fire [hence, opposite of roaming hermes] iconographic representation. A parthenos ( virgin ) rituals any sacrifice, public or domestic. D m t r (meter, mother; de, ideally [but probably not] wheat ) Wheat or barley or other grains or dry food harvest of grains vs. dionysus"s wet drink. Cow eyed common association marriage=ancient greek marriage production of children, women"s fertility, child-bearing iconographic representation polos: cylindrical crown scepter, husband zeus, king of the gods cow, husband zeus with/as bull peacock (myth of argos/argus guarding io) significant other. Zeus (gift: golden apples from gaia, guarded by hesperides and ladon) [later, also object of ixion"s clouded affections hence the fire wheel in. Hades] major temples argos [whene argives ; homer, iliad] Hephaestus (parthenogenically, according to hesiod, theogony or with zeus, according to most authors) Hebe (with zeus: youth; puberty ) [=final bride of heracles] Eileithyia (with zeus: coming [of a child]: goddess related to birthing)
