CAMS 045 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Oceanid, Orthrus, Faunus
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Trident - uses this to cause earthquakes earth shaker god. Tried to hid in form of a mare. Prometheus knows that her mating with zeus(already has eye) will produce a more powerful son. As peleus holds her, she changes shape to try and get away. Athena, hera, aphrodite all think they are fairest. After polyphemus threw a boulder for him to be blocked out. Another example of an explanation for nature, river. Wandering eye, trying to control husband"s wandering. Consults with proteus about his return home. Learns reason for role in death of eurydice, orpheus" wife. Trying to get with eurydice, running away, bit by snake, orpheus goes to underworld to get her, looks back, she goes back down. Other woman got revenge by turning her into monster (amphitrite/circe) Inhabits the straits of the messina sea - between sicily and italy. Inhabits the straits of the messina opposite scylla. Explanation for the passageway between sicily and italy.