CLAA06H3 : Creation Myths
Document Summary
Cosmogony = story of the origin of the world. Theogony = story of the origin of the gods. Hesiod"s theogony (8th - 7th cent bce = late 700"s - early 600"s bce) Explains the origins of the world and the gods. Goddess and god also parts of the world (sky, earth, etc) Includes many elements of cosmogonies of different cultures including: Marduk and tiamat > order of the world. Primordial something that exists from the very beginning. No human form compared to titans or olympians. Hecatonchires: hundred handers from the greek hecaton one hundred and chiros hand . Uranus hides children under the earth in tartarus. Gaea hides cronus to ambush uranus, gave him the sickle. Blood from genitals fell on earth and sea. Rhea gives birth to zeus in cretes and leaves him in a cave. She t ricks cronus and gives him a rock to swallow.