CLC 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Greek Hero Cult, Greco-Persian Wars, Pre-Socratic Philosophy
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Greek and roman gods look like humans and have similar characteristics. Chthonian god (of the earth) gods that lived in the underworld. Devine cupbearers: hebe and ganymede served them. Gods have knowledge greater than mortals but do not know all. Zeus and apollo have additonal knowledge (oracles) Gods sometimes subject to the will of the fates. Demigods (half gods) one parent god one mortal. Heroes: achieve great things in life honored with hero cult after death. Often attend gods and are almost like them. It shares some elements of monotheism with its emphasis on the supreme power of zeus. But other gods and goddesses can check zeus" power. Critiqued concpet of anthromorphic and why gods should not be. Belief in the good qualities of human beings and agency /ability of humans to create solutions to problems using critical thinking. Probably emphasized parts and excluded parts and mixed in mythology. Asks solon who i sthe most blessed rescued from pyre.
