CLA 2323 Lecture 6: 6666
24 May 2018
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3 examples where Zeus is shown to defend the social order: !
-p. 93— Phaethon (the son of the sun god), is human, phaethon says to his dad can i
drive the sun shower and his dad says yes !
-p. 91— Asklepios/Asclepius ( a god who is not a warrior), 1st human doctor, best
doctor ever. was so good he could bring a dead man to life. !
-zeus watching from heaven doesn’t think this is good at all so he takes a
thunder bolt and aims it at asklepios !
-p. 70— Sarpedon (the son of Zeus) is a great warrior and in the trojan war, he is
fighting on the side of the trojans. !
Hera!
-Zeus’ wife and sister !
-her name means “the lady” !
-in origin, she is a non greek mother goddess of the eastern Mediterranean !
-a major role she has in mythology is to get mad at the girlfriends of Zeus (who have
no choice but to be his gf) and persecutes them !
-imagine Zeus and Hera as ~40 y/o, their children in their 20s !
Poseidon!
-had Zeus’ strength but not his intellect !
-brother of Zeus!
-the God of the sea (most famous for this), lakes & rivers !
-god of horses!
-god of earthquake!
-is an indo european God — ind oeuropean gods have no experience w/ the sea!
-believed when they first got to greece, it was the first time they had seen the ocean !
-was originally a god of lake and rivers but once they got to greece he also became a
god of the sea !
-has a wife named Amphitrite and they have a son named Triton!
Demeter p. 72-73!
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Document Summary
3 examples where zeus is shown to defend the social order: P. 93 phaethon (the son of the sun god), is human, phaethon says to his dad can i drive the sun shower and his dad says yes. P. 91 asklepios/asclepius ( a god who is not a warrior), 1st human doctor, best doctor ever. was so good he could bring a dead man to life. Zeus watching from heaven doesn"t think this is good at all so he takes a thunder bolt and aims it at asklepios. P. 70 sarpedon (the son of zeus) is a great warrior and in the trojan war, he is. In origin, she is a non greek mother goddess of the eastern mediterranean. A major role she has in mythology is to get mad at the girlfriends of zeus (who have no choice but to be his gf) and persecutes them. Imagine zeus and hera as ~40 y/o, their children in their 20s.
