Classical Studies 2300 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bronze Age, Tyrant, 1896 Summer Olympics

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Charles Stocking

Document Summary

First modern olympics: april 6-15th 1896, athens greece, 14 nations + 8 events, founded by pierre de coubertin. Modern olympic ideology: amateurism (look up definition, sacred truce of games promotes peace and international relations. Olympic creed not to win but to take part. Athletics prize be first in anything. Crown games in it for the money didn"t have to be #1 as you are getting paid. Competition agony one must endure some sort of agony or pain when they compete. Training for war (athletes are soldiers as well) Greek religion: polytheistic anthropomorphism: polythemism: many gods, anthropomorphism = in the shape of humans. Hesiod: background: heseiod author of theogony = (birth of the gods) origins of the cosmos; how zeus became king of the gods. Gods can be born and are subject to things human are. Gods can be born by humans but are immortal. Intergenerational cosmic strife [eris] background of theogany: ouranos + gaia (parents)