CLAS 2000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Atargatis, Cabeiri, Calibri

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

Document Summary

Orpheus and orphism: mystery religions in roman times: Dis(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of o(cid:396)pheus: (cid:894)apollo"s so(cid:374)(cid:895: thracian bard dwas inducing the woods, rocks nad hearts of the wilf beast to follw him, Bacchus was distressed at the loss of the poiet; punished the thracian women by turning htem into trees and abandeodn thraces all together. Vergils version of orpheus and eurydice: steps on snake running away from aristaeus son of apollo and cyrne; Orpheus = archetype of the poet and musician and of the great and universal power of art. Su(cid:271)se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)t (cid:448)e(cid:396)sio(cid:374) : eu(cid:396)(cid:455)di(cid:272)e he(cid:396)self u(cid:374)a(cid:449)a(cid:396)e of o(cid:396)pheus"s pa(cid:272)t; pleas fo(cid:396) hi(cid:373) to tu(cid:396)(cid:374) a(cid:396)ou(cid:374)d and look at her; Considered the founder of religion, prophet who with his preiest and dsicipliens committed to writing holy words, a bible for dogma, ritual and behaivours. O(cid:396)pheus"s ho(cid:373)e (cid:449)as i(cid:374) th(cid:396)a(cid:272)e, hise (cid:373)othe(cid:396) (cid:449)as o(cid:374)e of the muses; (cid:894)calliope(cid:895) , a(cid:374)d fathe(cid:396) (cid:449)as.