CLT 3370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cupid, Hygieia, Omphalos
16 Sep 2016
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His role at delphi makes him, next to zeus, the most impt olympian. Bearer of trad male aristocratic grk cult thru musical ability. Roman name- apollo (twin of artemis: doesn"t have a roman name. Light (sun, not the sun god but assoc w/light incl light of knowledge) phoebus (shining) Hera"s decree: no land that sees the light of day can receive her kids. Island of delos- sees the light of day bc supposedly hidden so wouldn"t see the light of day: birth of apollo (delos) Supposedly artemis born first and then helped mother deliver apollo. Bow and arrow: whoever they (artemis and apollo) hit with their arrows gets sick. Looking for a place for his shrine, he"s misled by nymph telphusa away from boeotia: goes to mt. Must slay a dangerous dragon, eventually pytho (pythian apollo) (i rot) Originally delphi was the site for gaea- themis. Purification (getting rid of miasma) of apollo at the base of mt.
