CLST 203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cretan Bull, Pelias, Deianira

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 203
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

Document Summary

Iliad all decide that zeus gets the sky, poseidon the sea, hades the underworld, they all share the earth. Theogony zeus has supremacy, assigns gods to areas. Hades - almost never at mount olympus, not usually counted as an olympian. Dionysus when born, demoted zeus" sister hestia as one of the 12. All 12 are a sibling or child of zeus. Iliad hera, poseidon, and athene plot to blind zeus, stopped by achilles" mother. Thetis (sea nymth), she summoned briareus/aegaeon (100 armed giant) King of heaven, sky god, jupiter in roman myth, Cloud gatherer, bringer of rain, god of storms. Most ethical, brings justice by his word to men and gods, cosmic order. Patron of agriculture, source of earth"s fertility. Temple in roman forum housed sacred flame of city"s eternity. Virgin goddess of wisdom, victory in war, patron of weavers and potters. Parthenon stood atop acropolis (hill), had temples in other cities. Born from seafoam around genitals of uranus (hesiod)