CLST 2090 Chapter : GM Pt 1
Document Summary
They don"t tell you something is the matter. However, humans will understand something is wrong: myth making is done by all cultures, around 1200 bc, the people of the mediterranean started telling stories. However story telling declined because people started sharing their experiences. The function of primitive myths is to make sense of human experiences. Off-on, yes-no, good-evil: this led to his belief of humans being obsessed with conflict, sigmund freud: a philosopher that believed all humans naturally thought about sex/sex appeal & thought about it often. He realized that sex was always brought-about in all myths: he concluded that all humans subconsciously consider sex and sexuality. Zeus" infidelity : zeus was promiscuous, married to hera (his sister), and had a human lover/mistress named semele, hera finds out about zeus" infidelity with a mortal. Consumed with jealousy, she disguises herself as an old woman and confronts zeus" lover.
