ANCH2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Anthropomorphism, Propylaea
Week 11 Lecture
Near Eastern Religions
Oracles:
Alexander – father of either Zeus, Dionysos or Philip
Zeus Amun at Siwa
Alexander seen as Amun – to successor Lysimachus or Ptolemy the Pharaoh
Greek heroes/ Ancestors:
Linked in by history and mythology
Played on by the Greeks into coin
Europe and Cadmus – Phoenician Ancestors of Cretans, Thebans, Thasians and Illyrians
Part of genealogy
Perseus is a descendant of King Acrisius (shower of gold)
Andromeda and the sea-monster (big dolphin or whale)
Grandparents and ancestors of many peoples in the near east
Civic mythology and religion:
Coastal Levant of port cities
Had own king and local pantheon
Phoenician
Merchants of copper, purple and the alphabet
Western Punic colonies and trade
Purple – colour, palm tree and phoenix
Alpha-bet – all the symbols are consonants, choose different vowels for the Greeks (specific
innovation), runes come from
Astarte – city goddess of Tyre, Sidon and Beirut, Cyprus and Malta
Connection of pantheon – all ideas mediations for the Greeks and Romans from the
Persians and Phoenicians
Malta and Gozo was Phoenician colony
Punic ‘Rosetta Stone’ – candle things – in comparison with the Greek
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Document Summary
Alexander father of either zeus, dionysos or philip. Alexander seen as amun to successor lysimachus or ptolemy the pharaoh. Europe and cadmus phoenician ancestors of cretans, thebans, thasians and illyrians. Perseus is a descendant of king acrisius (shower of gold) Andromeda and the sea-monster (big dolphin or whale) Grandparents and ancestors of many peoples in the near east. Merchants of copper, purple and the alphabet. Alpha-bet all the symbols are consonants, choose different vowels for the greeks (specific innovation), runes come from. Astarte city goddess of tyre, sidon and beirut, cyprus and malta. Connection of pantheon all ideas mediations for the greeks and romans from the. Punic rosetta stone" candle things in comparison with the greek. Nile make it black from the silt and then green after being fertilised. Gods and goddesses of nature amun (wind), re (sun), nut (sky), and geb (earth) Intercompsiste male gods (amun-re), nut an geb female and male respectively.
