THEA 2011 : Classical Theatre from Ancient Greek to Medieval Morality
6 Dec 2013
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Three sets of theories of origin 1) ritual 2) dance 3) storytelling. Rhapsodes- greek storytellers that used different voices to portray characters. These primordial gods represent the basics of the universe. Gaia is the only one who can procreate. Venus of villundorf is the oldest statue of gaia and the main idea behind her is fertility. Cronus (time), iapetus, hyperion, oceanus, coeus, crews, theia, rhea, mnemosyne, phoebe, tethys, These 12 are all to bring about order and are the basic forces of nature. Cronus is the king of the titans was afraid his son would overthrow him because he had castrated his father with a sythe so cronus ate all of his children except zeus. Cronus and rhea have the olympian gods and they deal with humans. Prometheus gives light and fire to the humans. Prometheus and zeus are cousins human and nature colliding.
