C C 303 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anchises, Cinyras, Pegasus
19 Mar 2017
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Etiology/etiological myths - myths that explain fact or custom. They usually explain the origin of our physical world, like the earth, heavens, constellations, rivers. They also explain the origin of humans and how they came to be, like pandora"s box but also zeus splitting humans into two. These myths are used to explain things to humans that aren"t necessarily understandable to society in conventional means. They are interpreted literally, but also metaphorically, and carry a deeper meaning/moral. Came in the middle bronze age, and had a strong sense of religion. They had a strong naval power, known as a thalassocracy. Named after king minos and centered on the island of crete, where the minotaur lives. Worshipped a snake goddess, an important figure in later greek mythology. Cnossus - capital of the minoan civilization. Location of a palace that was the basis for the labyrinth and the slaying of the minotaur.
