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 Egyptian Greek 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 Athena, via Metis Themis Zeus 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 Phobos Deimos Harmonia 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.