Can you kill a god? Can he feel pain? Can you make him bleed?
What do gods eat?
Does Zeus delegate authority?
Why does Zeus get together with Hera?
Which gods are really the children of Zeus and Hera? Anthropomorphic Greek Egyptian ἡ ἀμβροσία ambrosia
τὸ νέκταρ nectar ὁ ἰχώρ ichor Games and Traditions
epichoric = local tradition Panhellenic = common, shared tradition Dumézil’s Three Functions of Indo-European Society (actually Plato’s three parts of the soul)
religion priests τὀ λογιστικόν sovereignty 1 kings (reason) justice
τὸ θυμοειδές warriors military 2 (spirit, temper)
craftsmen, production τὸ ἐπιθυμητικόν farmers, economy 3 (desire, appetite) herders fertility Gaia Uranus
Iapetus X Cœus Phœbe Rhea Cronos
Atlas Pleione Leto gods (next slide)
Maia Rhea Cronos Aphrodite?
Hestia Hades Demeter Poseidon Hera Zeus
Ares (et al.)
Maia Leto
Hephæstus Hermes Apollo Artemis Athena ZEUS Heaven
POSEIDON Sea
HADES Underworld ἡ Ἐστία HESTIA Latin: Vesta ἡ Ἥρα HERA Latin: Juno Boōpis Cuckoo Cow-Eyed (Peacock?) Scepter, Throne Argos, Samos Samos (Heraion) Argos Heraion, Samos Not the Best Marriage the poor, shivering cuckoo the golden apples of the Hesperides (the Daughters of Evening) honeymoon
Temenos’ three names for Hera
Daidala Athena Iris Hera
Milky Way Galaxy Heracles Hera = Zeus
Hephæstus Ares Eris? Hebe Eileithyia ὁ Ζεύς, τοῦ Διός ZEUS Latin: Juppiter Aegis-bearer Eagle Cloud-gatherer Lightning Bolt
Olympia, Dodona ἡ ξενία xenia hospitality ὁ ὅρκος horcus ἡ δίκη oath dicē justice Dodona
Olympia
Crete Dodona: Gaia, Rhea, Dione, Zeus Olympia: Zeus, Hera (Heraion), Olympic Games Leto Zeus Maia
Apollo Artemis Hermes
Dikē Moirai? justice the fates
Plus random mortals and nymphs… Zeus Ganymede
ὁ Ἥφαιστος HEPHÆSTUS Latin: Vulcan Amphigueeis Lame hammer, tongs Kullopodion cap Crooked-Foot backwards feet Polytechnes Of Much Art Lemnos Lemnos
Aristocracy < οἱ ἄριστοι (aristoi)
καλοὶ κἀγαθοί (kaloi k’agathoi) The Good and the Beautiful κακοί (kakoi) The Bad
χρηστοί (khrestoi) Useful, Honest People πονηροί (poneroi) Useless, Burdensome ὁ Ἄρης ARES Latin: Mars
Brotoloigos weapons Murderer
Enyalios Enyo’s
Zeus = Hera
Ares Aphrodite
Penthesilea Harmonia
αἱ Μοῦσαι MUSES Latin: Musæ
books The Nine Muses: Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
Calliope epic Clio history Euterpe lyric poetry Melpomene tragedy Terpsichore choral poetry/dancing Erato love poetry Polyhymnia hymns (sacred poetry) Urania astronomy Thalia comedy Leader: Apollo