CLA 2323 Study Guide - Scheria, Trojan War, Christopher Marlowe
10 Jul 2014
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Orenous (sky) being the king of the gods. Kronos starts a relationship with his sister (reya) (close parallel kibple (goddess in turkey)) Gives birth to hestia, demeter, hera, hades, poseidon, zeus (the. Kronos tries to devour his children, except zeus because he does not want to lose power. Conceil the birth of the last child (zeus) in the island of crete. Apollotarus and hesiod told this story in the same way (crete) Is zeus born in the archadia or the island of crete? (other authors argue for the archadian origin) Social and economical benefits to claiming the birthplace of the king of the gods. Kronos spits the stone out as well as the other children. Zeus free the hundred handers and the cyclopses in the battle. Sons of kronos vs. the sons of orenous. Cyclopses gave zeus the thunderbolt, posidon a trident, hades a helmet. Zeus imprison them in the underworld as well.
