CNES 1042 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Primal Force, Mother Goddess, Uranus (Mythology)
26 Sep 2018
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Creation myth- story of how humans/world were made or came to be. Won"t always say the purpose of humans. Gaia- switches between goddess and world (physically- earth) Eros (love)- primal force, without eros earth can"t precede. Night- her children are dark and sinister, but not evil. Titans- represent features of the world, not worshiped by. Oceanus (outer boundary of earth, fresh h20) & Succession myth- how generations of gods are replaced by next generation of gods. Gaia gives kronos (her bravest son in her womb) a sicle and he castrates ouranos. As his kids are born from gaia, he emprisons them in her womb. From the genitals of ouranos in the sea. Reia gives kronos a rock wrapped in blankets instead of zeus, and he then. Titanomachy- (machy=battle) reia gives kronos a drug to induce vomit grows up in seclusion. 6 kids come out grown, declare war on the titans. Cyclopes (give zeus lightening) & hundred-handers (throw rocks)
