Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hephaestus, Theogony

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

Document Summary

Iapetos (a titan) and clymene (a titan(cid:495)s daughter) have four sons (iapetids): prometheus(cid:495) name means (cid:494)forethought(cid:495), 1st offence: the division of the sacrificial meat at mekone (theogony 317- Compare metis: feast including gods and mortal men, prometheus divides the meat, he tries to trick zeus and favour humans by disguising the portions and inviting zeus to choose between them. A problem with the story: lines 331-340, zeus sees through prometheus(cid:495) trick. Hierarchy established by sacrificial practice at mekone: gods (consume only nectar and ambrosia) Receive smoke of human sacrifice: humans (consume cooked meat of animals) At communal sacrificial feast: animals (consume raw food) This is why prometheus is bound and tortured: zeus has a different punishment for humans . In theogony, who are her creators: zeus directs the creation of the first woman, what is she made of, what is her nature, necessary evil.