CLAS 2000 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Zeus, Hera, Athena

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 2000
• Professor: John Walsh

Document Summary

Introduction muthos story classes myth=god saga=heroes folktale=animal geography. Historical background fertile crescent minoan crescent matriarchy mycenean civilization patriarchy dark age classical period. Parents and kids fight muses inspired hesiod on mt helicon chaos gap/chasm corbet ovid womb the 4 elements gaia earth children. Destruction tartarus space beneath earth aether vs erebus aether=light erebus=dark hemera vs nyx hemera=day nyx=night spatial definition unified field big bang theory. *there was nothing and then there was everything energy time. Cyclopes, hecatonchires, titans nut and geb nut-sky-female geb-earth-male cyclopes orb eyed hecatonchires hundred handed guards of tartarus titans hyperion drives chariot but son phaeton wants to son phaeton does and burns the earth etiological origin of desert. Cronus (cid:272)uts dad"s genitals with si(cid:272)kle erinyes the furies uranus" (cid:271)lood + earth punish those who commit violence. Born without woman cronus=oppressive omphalos daughters first, then sons swallow children rhea gives him rock instead of zeus zeus raised in crete.