CLASS 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lord George Gordon, Materialism, Thyestes
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Polytheism- when something bad happens to a good person, it gives you an answer as it describes. Maia (minor god that was a nymph) and zeus. Staff, traveler"s hat (argeiphontes) (me kyllen) mountain in nowhere, wild, away from god"s civilization and separates him from the other gods lyre cattle. Greek mythology lecture 10/6: wine, vines, grapes, shapeshifter: changes himself into different things, especially associated with this power, nature- lions, bears, recognition- important in polytheistic world. Zeus and semele (mortal), this is weird because usually mortal and god usually has human son but dionysus only god with mortal parent, so he has a chip on his shoulder and is the youngest god. Transformation, changing himself, others around him, connected to recognition and disguise. Loud-roorer, connected to large force, appearing as a wild animal exerting large power on the ship to destroy the captain. Zeus then stability, defeating three threats: polytheism, unitary, continuum, gods-nymphs-heroes-humans, all connected.
