CLAS 2000 Chapter 3: Mythology Chapter 3

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

Document Summary

Myths of creation among greek, and had many paralells in other mythologies; like egyptions, Homer = not a oxomplete account of gensis. 700; first literary expression to systematic explanation of how gods, universe and mankind came into being. Genaological shceme in theogony, and works and dats add details. Theogany; beauty and power of muses, emphasis on their ability to ispire the infallible revelation of the poet: dancing and singing to delight the gods on olympus; Utterance of muses = prophetic visionary : muses are the daughters of zeus their revelations comes from the finalliable knowledge the supreme god. Hesiod"s atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374)s to the muses is steeped i(cid:374) religious aura of de(cid:448)i(cid:374)iely i(cid:374)spired re(cid:448)elatio(cid:374)s; Hesiod asks the muses about how first gods, eath, revieers and boundless, sea, stars, wide heavens: chaos = first, then wide bosomed gaia (gaea, ge) seucre foundation of all forever, dark.