FAH101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Calydonian Boar, Via Latina, Incest
Document Summary
One myth that was popular was the meleager. The scripts were meant to be viewed with oil lamps. Popular scene calydonian boar hunt with meleager (on the francoic vase) 570 bc. Roman funerary ritual body brought from the house to the tomb. In sarcophaguses, of the mourning of a child, one can see visible relations to the mythical figure- eg myleager, It is hypothetical why this particular figure meleager was chosen. Greek gods had human form, and would hate, love and hurt. Zeus is easily recognizable, most of the time bearded male. Usually that of a king sitting on a throne. Elements that the greeks created in order to explain creation. World emerged from chaos -> 3 concepts gaia (mother earth) , tartarus, erebus(night), Gaia gives birth to uranus (sky god; gives continuous fertilization) gives birth to the 12 titans, then the cyclopes (monsters with human form but one eye) Succession myth- son overthrows father and gains power.
