CLST 2090 Lecture : 1 Week 1
Document Summary
~these myths are all from before 1000 bc: these stories may not be factual true but they are true to human experience, the function of primitive myths is to make some sense out of human experience. Muller mueller: german, studied ancient myths around 1990, concluded that all myths are about nature and natural phenomenon. He said asked me for anything else but that. She continued asking until he finally appeared to her as god almighty and then she was destroyed by lightning bolt. Muller, nature: believes all myths revolve around nature because nature is primitive peoples natural environment. Levi-strauss, conflict: every character in this story is in conflict with every other character in the story, when semele is destroyed all the conflicts are resolved. Seeing zeus naked: semele wants to see zeus as he really is because she is obsessed with his penis and wants to see it, zeus destroys her because of castration anxiety.
