HUMA 1710 Midterm: Detailed Lecture 7 Notes and Questions notes from lecture and test question!

82 views5 pages
16 Oct 2011
Department
Course
Professor

Document Summary

Homework for next week ck hera, poseidon, demeter article on greek. Anthropomorphism article on the nature of myth five monolithic theories; and myths as products of the psyche. Minoan (3300-1200bce): fluid lines, love of nature, egalitarian, unfortified. Mycenaeans: love of battle; hero-cults; fortified cities. Abandonment of cultic activity and city centers. Geometric art: note chariots, stick figures, repetition, rhythmic design. New interpretations of mycenaean artifacts, tombs, citadels. About half mycenaean gods and goddesses survive (zeus, poseidon, Hesiod may be a name given to a source of tradition, rather than an individual poet; an honorific title bound to poetry genre. First known source for greek genealogy and cosmogony. Literary value: one of the first examples; personal style; geographic specificity; poetic conventions; Shows influence from babylonian and hittite: is a succession myth, (ouranos, kronos, zeus) No one book of myths; (note apollodorus) Myths are malleable; used/modified by artists (visual and literary) throughout centuries.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers

Related Questions