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-monstrous gods of evil
-frightening, partly human forms, example:a human with a cat's head
-stories full of magic, terror, **human sacrifice(a huge part of this tradition)** |
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-shows us how ppl felt and thought so long ago
-shows a connection between these ppl/cilivizations and nature
-portrays a generally beautiful world full of lovely images
-god's made in man's image;gods are very attractive
-god's are believeable, non-threatening
-close to nature |
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homer's Iliad, 1,000 B.C.
-this work and its sequel, the Odyssey are epic poems |
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| a long story involving the adventures/challenges of a hero |
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| a new idea in greek mythology |
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| man is the center of the universe, all art and thought centered on human beings, sculptors, storytellers, poets focused on the human form for their inspiration |
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| myths were written 2 two reasons |
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-to explain something in nature(early science)
-for entertainment |
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| important writers in greek mythology |
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-Homer, epic writer
-Sophocles, a tragedian
-Plato, a philosopher
-Hesiod and Pindar, poets |
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| important writers in the Roman tradition |
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-Virgil, epic writer
-Ovid and Catullus, poets |
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| -ruler before Zeus, Zeus' father |
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| -Father of the Sun, the Moon, and the Dawn |
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| -Held the World on his shoulders |
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| -ruler of the gods, Lord of the Sky, Rain god, Cloud Gatherer, weilds a thunderbolt |
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| -ruler of the dead, Lord of the Underworld, GOd of wealth and precious metals |
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| -goddess of the hearth and home |
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| -wife of Zeus/Jupiter, protector of marriage |
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| -battle goddess, Goddess of the city and civilized life |
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| -Goddess of love and beauty |
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| -messenger of the gods (Zues/Jupiter), wears winged sandals and hat |
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| -goddess of wild things (animals), goddess of the hunt, protector of youth |
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| -goddess of corn and of the harvest |
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| -god of wine and of the vine |
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