ANTH 4170 Chapter Notes -Homeric Hymns, Theogony, Aletheia
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Hesiod"s theogony: patriarchy, misogyny and the lack of power of women, generational conflict. Homeric hymn to hermes: narrative and the role of hermes, hermes and babe. So it is also about the origin of the world order: also a story of progression/advancement. From nothingness (chasm) to the established order of justice/law/peace. This establishment is represented by the chief god, zeus and the generation of the. Olympians: it can be divided into nine different sections, revolves heavily around the muses (daughters of memory) Invoking the muses lends credit to the story (makes it seem official ) Kronos and ouranos were not successful because they let the women have too much power. How did the world come about: at the beginning, there was just earth (gaia, then came chasm (chaos) Eros (sexual desire) appears out of nowhere . Early gods are called primordial because they represent early forces. Kronos is the main offspring of gaia and ouranos.
