CLAS 170 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Homeric Hymns, Celestial Spheres, Oedipus Complex
9 Aug 2016
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Names and terms to know: unit on creation myths. Chaos = gap, chasm, the primeval void and first deity in theogony. Gaia = earth, the second deity, goddess of the earth, mother of the titans. Eros = desire- god of love, son of aphrodite, one of the first deities in theogony. Ouranos = sky- one of the first deities, god of the sky, born from gaia, and father of the. Muses- goddesses of the arts, daughters of zeus and mnemosyne. Titans- members of the second order of divine beings, children of uranus and gaia. Cronus- the father of zeus, one of the titans, created from the castration of sky (uranus), he swallowed his children to keep his throne. Rhea- the sister and wife of cronus and mother of zeus, who helped him overthrow. Cronus by making him swallow a rock in baby clothes. Aphrodite- greek goddess of love and desire, mother of eros.
