HUM 102W Lecture : 04 God of Prophecy, God of Theft, God of Wine.pdf
27 Mar 2014
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God of prophecy, god of theft, god of. In the succession myth related by hesiod, there is a potential problem with the generation of gods following zeus. Both he and his father cronos had, after all, usurped the power of their fathers. Hesiod"s story emphasizes how zeus, unlike his progenitors, shares honours with the other gods and thus avoids being pushed out of the way. Thus when a new generation of gods arrives, we should expect that they too should receive honours. Zeus, poseidon, and hades made their division in terms of parts of the earth. In hesiod, apollo is zeus" first male offspring (th 920), but the poet draws no special attention to the fact. In art, especially sculpture, apollo is the divine model for the kouros, the young (17-21 year-old) man portrayed as the essence of male beauty. His name is thought to be associated with the apellai, male initiation festival.
