Apollo Attributes: Golden Bow, Lyre, Chariot, Delphinians (worshippers of Apollo). Place: Delos-Birth-Muthos…..only place his mother could give birth to him…He is an illegitimate child of Zeus. Hera doesn’t want him born so she gets all of solid earth to not let Apollo be born. Delos was not solid earth so she had Apollo there. Festival in Delos celebrating his birth. Delphi- Oracle...Apollo goes to Telfusa (springs and lush meadows) …Telfusa won’t let him build a temple there because of congestion and pollution…He chooses Delphi… Epithets: Phoebus, Far-Shooting, Pythian (God of the rot, kills dragon and he tells it to rot) Demeter AttributesSeasons Nature (fertility of the Earth, Persephone)Life/Death.Seasons (winter when daughter in the un- derworld and fertile when she is with Demeter) Eleusis (Mysteries) The Olympian Gods Zeus: most powerful of the gods. Attributes: connected with position as the ruler. Scepter, throne, lightning. Hera: married to Zeus. Attributes: veil represents marriage to Zeus. Scepter and throne. Poseidon: God of the sea. Attributes: trident. Demeter: Product of the fertile grain. Attributes: the caring and nurturing mother. Athena: Attributes: spear, shield, aegis. Parthenon. Virgin Goddess.
Artermis: associated with wild animals. Virgin Goddess. Ares: god of war. September 30, 2009 Epiphany: when divine spirit is in the presence of a mortal. Every now and then the Gods announce their presence. Disguise recognition. Examples: Apollo to the delphinians. Demeter and Metenera: burning the mortality of the baby. Awarded for you attitude if you recognize the presence of a god, but punished if you fail to recognize the gods. Gods-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humans Nymph, Tithonus Hermes (closer to humans) ·Resourceful and inventive. Fire.Human ·Craves meat (steals cattle)-Gods don’t eat meat!------ ·Strong ·Mischievous ------- ·Thief, liar ·Page 35: line 292. ·God of boundaries ·Patron god of humans who cross human boundaries Boundaries Staff Heaven earth (messenger) Life death (souls) Aphrodite (closer to humans) Domain: love, desireHumans Physical ·Has power over all the other gods except Athena, Artemis, and Hestia. Greek Gods Vs Humans: ·Immortal
·Strength ·Powers ·Demand for worship and recognition ·Like humans because they have limits in knowledge, powers, they feel emotions. Feelings and attachments. October 2, 2009 Ares-Mars Pan: ·Son of Hermes ·Part human/part animal in shape ·Has horns, goat-footed ·Lives in the wild amongst the nymphs ·Hermes made pan-pipes. ·Associated with music ·Patron saint of all the shepherds ·His name sounds like “all” Artemis: ·God of killing and hunting ·Associated with dancing Dionysus: ·Epiphany- don’t recognize the God. Direct way of showing their divinity ·Helmsman: gives warning signs to everyone else: omen ·Helmsman is the only one that is saved. Gods way to punish and rewards those who recognize or don’t recognize them.
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