Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Delian League, Homeric Hymns, Eileithyia

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

Document Summary

Lecture 7: apollo, artemis, athena, hephaestus, and hermes. Children of zeus and leto (the daughter of titans) Delos, a floating island, agrees to shelter leto. Hera restrains eileithyia (goddess of childbirth) from attending leto. Bribed with a necklace, eileithyia disobeys hera. Leto gives birth clinging to a palm tree. Artemis and childbirth: she was often called upon to relive women in pain from childbirth, leto first gives birth to artemis, fully grown, who then assists in the birth of her twin brother apollo. Apollo"s barren birthplace is called delos ( bright , famous ) Historically a rich cult centre of apollo. Contained the treasury of the delian league before it was transferred to athens. Begins to talk about his birth at delos. Gods drink necter not wine which differentiates them from humans. Often seen with his lyre known for his music: both the lyre and the bow operate through a string.