CLAS 2520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Origin Myth, Fetus, Some Cities

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 2520
• Professor: Nau Robert

Document Summary

Tries to answer questions like: where did the world come from, where did humans come from, why are we the way we are. When hera was sleeping he put heracles in bed with her, so he can suckle milk. She woke up one night, throw heracles, and milk got everywhere. Prom and bro epim joined zeus in battle of the titans. As their reward - got to create animals of the world. Epim gave them gifts - claws, wings etc When prom got to humans, last one, epim had no more gifts. Prom gave mankind what he had, they could look up to the heavens, and instructed them in art and culture. Stole fire from the gods and gave it to them. He called all the gods o make the first women - pandora: pandora - all gifts. Zeus wanted prom to marry pandora, prom refuses.