Classical Studies 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Foal, Zero-Sum Game, Aristocracy

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Charles Stocking

Document Summary

Answers to some initial questions on course content and exams. Readings: how to deal with primary sources. How to prepare for the exams: all multiple choice. Questions based on passages: identify the passages in terms of author, work, etc. and know the thematic content of those passages. Multiple choice questions based on key themes, vocabulary, dates, historical facts (all highlighted in lectures) A religion of the body in ancient greece. Anthropomorphism = in the shape of humans. The implications of polytheism: polu = many, theos = god, anthropos human, morphe shape. 1st quote: there are multiple forces at work, there are contrary forces as well, multiple gods that are in contrast with each other. In the universe, there is competition in these forces. 2nd quote: polytheism has a system of classification, systematizing the world based on the gods, gods did not create the universe, they are forces inside the universe.