CNES 1042 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nereid, Dryad, Oread

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Olympians- chief group of greek divinities (gods of day and upper air v earth and hell) God of sea, earthquakes, and horses (trident!) God of music, prophecy, archery, medicine, and later the son. Goddess of hunt, virginity, childbirth, and young (girls), later the moon. Daughter of zeus by metis (goddess of prudence) *zeus prophecy. Only athena, artemis, and hestia immune to her. Winged sandals, caduceus = staff w ribbon and snakes. Vine and thyrsus (staff tipped w ivy leaves) No myths (always in olympus tending hearth) Chthonic deities- earth and underworld (night, associated w dead, not evil) Returns yearly from underworld when spring is reborn. Minor deities- less powerful than olympians (daughters of zeus) Daughters of nereus, god of the sea. River gods- male divinites, particular rivers, represented by small horns. Heroes- dead humans given divine rites after death. Epithet- descriptive adjective applied consistently to one character.

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