Exam 1 is due Friday July 24th either by email or in my mailbox in 4080 FLB.
1. Purpose of Myth
Etiological
Genealogical
Traditional
Morford & Lenardon's definition:
A classical myth is a story that, through its classical form, has attained a kind of immortality because its inherent archetypal beauty, profundity, and power have inspired rewarding renewal and transformation by successive generations
Family Tree of Gods:
List of Major Gods from the Theogony
•Ouranos, Gaia (Primordial)
–Tartarus, Xaos, Aether, Hemera, Erebus, Nyx, Zephyrus
•Kronos, Rhea (Titans)
–Atlas, Oceanus, Themis, Tethys, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoebe, Crius, Iapetus, Prmoetheus, Helios
•Zeus, Hera (Olympian)
–Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Hephaistos, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hades, Dionysus, Hermes, Hestia, Poseidon
2. Anthropomorphism
Human-like form
Examples shown were of Zeus in human form.
3. Theogony
Theo = God
Gonos, Gen, Gon = birth, creation
Theogony - creation of god (zeus)
4. There are 5 Basic myths in Comparative Myth
Creation
Succesion
Flood
Descent to Underworld
Gilgamesh/Hero-King
5. Parallels in Near Eastern Mythology
1. No intelligent creator
2. Order comes out of disorder (like coming out of Chaos)
3. Myths also involve succession stories, flood, the survival and re-creation of humankind
4. Best Known Parallel is the Theogony and the Enuma Elish (Epic of Creation)
6. Names to know in the Enuma Elish
Apsu
Tiamat
Anu
Ea
Marduk
7. Names to know in the Kumarbi Myth
Kumarbi
Teshub
Anu
8. Ziggurats
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