CLAS 2000 Chapter 3: Chapter 3

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 2000
• Professor: John Walsh

Document Summary

Ovid, a roman poet, theorized that the primary materials for the universe were instead the four basic elements (earth, air, re, and water) Eros is known as the most beautiful of all immortal gods the romans called eros, cupid or amor. Eros may be the same as phanes (one who rst shone forth or gave light to creation) and protogonus ( rst-born) The sacred marriage of uranus (sky) and gaia (ge, earth) and their. Wednesday, january 11, 2017: hieros gamos, which means sacred or holy marriage , earth is seen to have the dominant role in the relationship with the sky, female are visioned as love, motherhood, and virgin birth, and are worshipped. Gaia also brought forth mountains and pontus (the sea) The titans and their descendants: ocean, sun, moon, and dawn. Gaia and uranus, gave birth to twelve titans, who are, oceanus, coeus, crius, Hyperion, iapetus, theia, rhea, themis, mnemosyne, phoebe, tethys, and willy.