CLAS104 Lecture 16: The Gods
27 Sep 2017
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The gods: offspring of r&c, hestia (vesta) known for her virginity. It was very important for them to remain virgins until they were 40 year olds. (life begins at forty). Because there was an idea that hestia embodied the home but the state of rome/athens. Hestia would not only have religious ceremonies done for her in the house: hades (pluto): he was the god of the underworlds and was highly respected, feared, and i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t (cid:271)ut (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t e(cid:448)il. Hades is (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered to (cid:271)e a (cid:373)ature (cid:373)ale. (artisti(cid:272)ally- full bear (mature male)). The idea is that the three brothers either cast the lots (gambles for realms) or individually chose their realm. Zeus- the sky, poseidon- the sea and all three shared their earth. He deals with the demi god and gods that went into the underworld.
