CLAS 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vestal Virgin, Twelve Olympians, Fleer
27 Aug 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Twelve olympians made up the divine family: zeus (jupiter)- the chief. Show the highs and lows of human nature. Many ideas of zeus persisted side by side for very long time. Show carrying a trident, three prong spear, with which he would shake and shatter whenever he pleased: hades (pluto)- brother of zeus. Ruler of the underworld ad rule over the dead. Also called god of wealth, because of the precious metals under the earth. Had a cap/ helmet which made whoever wearing it invisible. Persephone was carried from earth to be made his queen: hestia (vesta)- sister of zeus. Every meal began and ended with an offering to her. Each city had a public hearth sacred to hestia, where the fire was to never allowed to go out. In rome her fire was cared for by six virgin priestesses called the. Vestal virgins: hera (juno)- zeus"s wife, and sister.
