CLASS102 Lecture Notes - Potnia Theron, Cynthus, Cautionary Tale
21 Feb 2014
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Cupid and psyche: apuleius, rome 2nd century. The metamorphose aka the golden ass: guy gets transformed into a donkey, story within a story, old woman telling him about cupid (desire) and psyche (soul, allegory or love story, allegory comprising. Romance: psyche could be the most beautiful daughter, more beautiful than. Venus gives her trials, she gets magical assistance, she has to go to underworld, the sleep of death, rescued by cupid, get married. Origins of artemis: non-hellenic name (not i-e, asia minor connections. 1 of 7 wonders of ancient world. Mistress of animals: the homeric poems, potnia theron. Mistress of animals : connection with cybele, originally: fertility deity. Another incarnation of magna mater: ephesian artemis. The virgin huntress: the classical artemis, the eternal virgin. Not asexual (like hestia: dangerously seductive, interest in young women, protecting their virginity, nypmh in original sense: Wears shorter clothes so she can move easily.
