C C 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Anthropomorphism, Greek Primordial Deities, Hekatonkheires

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: C C 303
• Professor: Todd Curtis

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Protogenoi (first gods): chaos (the abyss, void), gaia/gaea (earth), tartaros (deep depths of the underworld), eros (sex/procreation) Birth of the olympians: aphrodite, hestia, demeter, hera, hades, poseidon, zeus. Titanomachy, prometheus, typhoios (typhoeos, a. k. a typhon), zeus and (metis, Themis, eurynome, demeter, mnemosyne, leto, hera, maia, semele, alcmene) The lists of a genealogies stands as an explanation for traits or elements within the embodiment of a god. Supreme ruler, father of the gods and men . He was chosen" by the muses to spread word of zeus and their songs. He gives a disclaimer: muses tells truths as well as lies, therefore it"s not his fault if the stories are not true. Succession between the father to the son is a loss of power for the father, the son. Outwits" him somehow, shows that the new" king is somehow better than the first. Succession reinforces the idea of the wisdom of the king, they deserve that role.