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Gallery of the Gods - a quick look
Gallery of the Gods - a quick look. CHILDREN OF ZEUS AND HERA: EILEITHYIA, HEBE, HEPHAESTUS, AND ARES. Was a goddess of childbirth, like her mother, Hera, and Artemis. 8220;youthful bloom,” was a cupbearer of the gods. She became the wife of Heracles. HEPHAESTUS, APHRODITE, AND ARES. The wife of Hephaestus was APHRODITE. Theirs was an archetypal union between the lame intellectual and the sensuous beauty. Aphrodite turned to the handsome and whole ARES. HESTIA, GODDESS OF THE HEARTH AND ITS FIRE. Zeus, P...
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Poseidon and the Sea Deities
Poseidon and the Sea Deities. Poseidon and Sea Deities. MAJOR DEITIES OF THE SEA. Became established as the mighty god of the seas. His wife was AMPHITRITE. 8220;sea”), produced by Gaia in the first stages of creation. The stream of Ocean, and his mate Tethys, titans who produced thousands of children, the Oceanids. A pre-Olympian deity who became an attendant or son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, was an old man of the sea who could foretell the future and could also change his shape at will. Poseidon, as t...
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Theories About Myth
Oedipus and the Sphinx. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Sir J G. Frazer’s The Golden Bough. Remains a pioneering monument in its attempts to link myth with ritual. Frazer believed that primitive man starts out with a belief in magical laws; later, when man begins to lose faith in magic, he invents myths about gods and claims that his formerly magical rituals are religious rituals intended to appease the gods. MYTH AS SOCIAL CHARTERS. Vladimir Propp, a Russian folklorist, developed the structuralist approa...
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The Trojan Saga
Book I: The Wrath of Achilles. Agamemnon and Achilles clash over the return of Chryseis to her father in order to appease Apollo and stop the plague. Agamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles, who withdraws from the fighting. Thetis obtains from Zeus promise to favor the Trojans until Achilles's honor is satisfied. II-XV: The Trojans win upper hand. 1st day of fighting (II-VII). 2nd day of fighting (VIII-X). 3rd day of fighting (XI-XV). XVI-XIX: Achilles returns to battle. 8220;lord of men,” was the le...
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Classical Myths in the Arts, Literature and Music
Classical Myths in the Arts, Literature and Music. Surveys the use of Greek and Roman myth in Western arts, including literature, painting, sculpture and music. The Greek Sagas and Heroes. 18 Monstrous Females and Female Monsters. 20 The Trojan Saga. 21 The Mycenaean Saga - the House of Atreus. 22 The Theban Saga - King Oedipus. 26 Jason, Medea and the Argonauts. A Few More Gods. Gallery of the Gods. 27 Poseidon and the Sea Deities. Overview of Classical Greek History. Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources.
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Classical Myth in the Arts - Mycenaean Culture
Classical Myth in the Arts - Mycenaean Culture. In the Middle Bronze Age an invasion or migration from the north and possibly the east brought into mainland Greece the first Greek-speaking people. The civilization that they established reached its peak in the Late Bronze Age and has been called Mycenaean, after one of its principal centers of power, Mycenae. In the sphere of religion, the Mycenaeans with their worship of a supreme sky-god Zeus differed fundamentally from the Minoans, who worshiped a fert...
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Classical Myth in the Arts - Questions
Classical Myth in the Arts - Questions. 1 What is the basic chronological framework for the Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age? 2 What kinds of artwork are seen in each of these ages? 3 What is our working definition of myth? 4 Distinguish between myth proper, legend, and folktales. 2 Greek Religion and Myth. How do you distinguish between myth and religion in general? 2 What are the four general functions of myth? Relate what they are about. What is Hesiod’s account of creation? What does the myth of...
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Theseus
Theseus and the Legends of Attica. The legends of Attica fall into three groups:. Foundation myths and legends of the early kings of Athens. The saga of Theseus. Legends involving Minos, king of Crete. Theseus Myth - part 2. Theseus Myth, part 3. THE SAGA OF THESEUS. Son of Pandion and king of Athens, was father of Theseus by AETHRA. Daughter of Pittheus, king of Troezen, where Theseus spent his childhood. Where he would encounter a string of six entrances to the Underworld. Each guarded by a chthonic.
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The Theban Saga
Antigone leads Oedipus out of Thebes. Antigone leads Oedipus out of Thebes, Charles Francois Jalabeat. The Tragedies of King Oedipus Lecture. THE FAMILIES OF LABDACUS AND LYCUS. Pentheus succeeded his grandfather, Cadmus, as king. After his death, Labdacus founded a new dynasty. When he dies, LYCU. Son of Chthonius (one of the Spartoi), became regent for the infant LAIUS. The niece of Lycus was ANTIOPE. Daughter of Nycteus. Zeus made her the mother of the twins AMPHION. In exile Laius lived with PELOPS.
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Relation between Greek Myth and Religion
Relation between Greek Myth and Religion. What is the relation between Greek myth and religion? What is the relation between Greek myth and religion? Although it may be common to speak of a Greek "religion," in fact the Greeks themselves didn't use such a term and might not have recognized it had someone else attempted to apply it to their practices. It's difficult to accept the idea that the Greeks where completely secular and irreligious, however. The most obvious remnants of Greek religion may be Gree...
