CLA 2323 Lecture 5: Lecture 5 - The Surpremacy of Zeus and Hera

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: Efharis Kostala;

Document Summary

Zeus: birth and childhood in crete, was entrusted to the nymphs, the goat amaltheia, the horn of plenty (cornucopia, the aegis and capricorn. Zeus dethrones his father: zeus vs. kronus at olympia the kronion hill, emetic potion and release of swallowed children. The struggles of zeus to establish his power. Titanomachy according to hesiod"s theogony: the earth boomed and the wide sky shook and groan a whirl of missiles flung by the. It is fenced with bronze and round drifts night in triple array . The styx (daughter of okeanos) the oath of the gods: her children, victory (nike, zeal (zelos, power (kratos, force (bia, the power of water. The gigantomachy: olympians against the giants, the role of herakles. The gigantomachy from the great altar of pergamon 2nd cen. From his shoulders were a hundred head of a dreadful serpent dragon, licking with dark tongues.