CLASSIC 30- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 54 pages long!)
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Lecture 2 4/5: theogony: birth(gony) of the gods(theo, hesiod. Most popular of other versions of theogony at the time. Divine authority of muses; sense of true story of origin of the world: polytheism: a religious system made up of many gods. Belongs to the tradition of epic: epic. Homer & hesiod (si(cid:373)ilar st(cid:455)le, (cid:271)ut ho(cid:373)er"s lo(cid:374)ger(cid:895) Invocation of the muses (opening of theogony: sing about the muses: archaic period. Great flourishing in poetry, arts & commerce (change in politics, contacts between. Greek cities, olympic, travel, trade, visual arts & poetry) Emergence of greek polis (city-state); organized form of political organization. From 670-500 bc, many city-states ruled by tyrants(not necessarily bad: structure of theogony. Lines 1-115 (prologue): hesiod meets muses, and they bestow him the gift of singing. Lines 116-end: birth of gods, from beginning to present order of universe: li(cid:374)e 26: (cid:862)(cid:271)ell(cid:455)(cid:863) But gods also have bellies, maybe shows gods are like mortal in some way.
