CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Twelve Olympians, Hieros Gamos, Cronus
22 Mar 2017
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Cla204 - le c tu re 5 o n j a n u a ry 21s t. Th e gre e k go d s. The gods a re re cipie nts of cult. Diffe re nt tha n our mode rn ide a of cult. It s imply me a ns ritua ls we re pe rforme d for the m (s a crifice s , e tc) to a ppe a s e the m. Ca n be born but the y dont die. S phe re s of influe nce - powe rs ove r s pe cific re a lms /things , a nd the y s tick to the ir own jobs . These powers were dispensed by zeus (who"s power is basically unlimited) Moe ra e (fa te s ) - the only ones that challenge zeus" power. Ze u s a n d fa te.
