CLAS104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hieros Gamos, Myrrh, Hellenistic Period
12 Sep 2016
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Hesoid; theogeny: describes birth as emergence from the severed genitals of the sky god uranus. Homer"s; iliad: book 3: daughter of zeus and dione similar characteristics: female figure that has a seductive charm, fertility, deception, characteristics (also found in first woman; pandora) Artemis doesn"t mix well with her; placed in opposition in greek literature. Famous juxtaposition: beginning of homeric hymn to aphrodite she is able to dominate; man, beast and god in love except. Athena, artemis and hestia (virgin goddesses that can"t be tamed by her universal domination) she can even conquer the almighty zeus and make him sleep with mortal women importance of erotic love for human nature is evident. Deceptive desire of aphrodite (two sides of human nature) She confronts him with her love and is denied, she then kills herself and leaves a note telling her husband that hippolytus was the one who lusted after her.
