CLA204H5 Final: CLA204 Feb 26
Document Summary
Classical athens is renowned today for its achievements in philosophy, literature, and the arts, as well as government structure democracy. C6-c4 athens was a military super=power and cultural hub in greece. Athenians wanted to explain their achievements as descending from great gods and heroes. Rich repertoire of myths relating to athens. Three different versions of the origins of the athenians: Descended from cecrops (first king: great founding ancestor, who brought laws, civilization, proper worship of the gods. Legendary heroes of the athenians: first and foremost is theseus, son of aethra + mortal aegeus (and immortal god poseidon) Athena = goddess of wisdom and war, patron of athens. Hephaestus divorces aphrodite and pursues athena, ejaculates on her leg and she wipes it with wool. Athena is born emerging from zeus" head in full armour, screaming the war-cry. Contest for athens = athena and poseidon compete for control of athens on. Acropolis each agreed that they would give a gift to athens.
