and everything in it. In the ancient cultures‚ the Greeks and Romans had many different versions of how the universe was created but most looked to the versions by Hesiod and Ovid. Hesiod was a famous oral poet in Ancient Greece. He is thought to have lived between 750 and 650 BC‚ but no one knows for sure. Along with Homer‚ Hesiod is believed to be the earliest of the Greek poets. But it is hard to prove which one had come first. Not only did his writings serve as entertainment‚ but they were
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Expanded course description and learning objectives The mythical narratives of the ancient Greeks and the Romans constitute a continuous tradition that extends from before the reach of history to the present day. Myths survive in literary texts and visual art because their narratives have continued to prove compelling and fascinating in different languages‚ historical eras‚ and social contexts (the myths of Odysseus‚ Heracles‚ and Oedipus are just a few examples). Literature and art of all kinds
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creation myth. Ovid does this by means of altering the content of the Ages and the number of ages which he chooses to include. I have three basic arguments for this‚ first Ovid’s description of the Silver age is quite different then Hesiod’s. Bk I: 113-124 (Ovid- The Metamorphoses) Secondly it appears that Ovid decided to omit Hesiod’s Age of Hero’s. My last argument supporting my thesis is that Ovid has created a new age that is recognized as the Blood Age. Bk I: 136-143 (Ovid- The Metamorphoses)
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literature and art. Required Books: (available at CSCC bookstore) I INSIST that you acquire a copy of the translations listed below. Confusion can often result from a translation with different page numbers or different wording. The Poems of Hesiod. R.M. Frazer (trans.) University of Oklahoma Press. The Odyssey of Homer. Lattimore‚ Richmond (trans.) Harper Perennial Press. Euripides I : Alcestis‚ Medea‚ Heracleidae‚ Hippolytus. Greene‚ David and Lattimore (trans.) University of Chicago. Sophocles
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CLT3378 Exam 1 Dr. Branscome Section 4 http://quizlet.com/14533032/clt3378-flash-cards/ Above is a link to a useful‚ flash card‚ study tool to help master these terms. * Hero: Figures in whom the gods take a special interest. An example of a hero in Greek culture is Hercules. * Trickster: Tricksters are amoral‚ shape-shifting deceivers in mythology. An example in the Babylonian Enuma Elish is the god Ea. * Polytheism: The belief and acknowledgement of many gods. Polytheistic
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The noble savage in antiquity is often characterised by the traits of the golden races accounted for by Hesiod in Works and Days and Ovid in Book I of the Metamorphoses. The two accounts mark the decline in human moral behaviour from the idealistic and peaceful Golden Age to their contemporary violent and competitive Iron Age world. Accordingly‚ the so-called noble savage is always discussed by the Graeco-Roman authors from an ethnocentric world-view wherein the spaces most familiar to them were
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for instance‚ gave The Modern Prometheus as the subtitle to her novel Frankenstein (1818). Contents * 1 Etymology * 2 Mythology * 2.1 Hesiod * 2.2 Aeschylus * 2.3 Other authors * 3 Religious cult *
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paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic media (sculptures‚ paint) dance versions (ballet‚ tragedy‚ musical/opera) - storytellers vs. authors •Orpheus (traditional‚ mythical) •Homer (Greek‚ 8th c. BCE) •Hesiod (~700 BCE) •Euripides (Athenian‚ 5th c. BCE) – changes the emphasis of myths to speak to audience •Ovid (Roman‚ 43 BCE - 17 CE) – universe story is very different from Hesiod’s •Apollodorus
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authoritative divine functions‚ they are depicted as covetous women who would fight over who is the “fairest of them all.” The goddesses are portrayed as vain and narcissistic. And to put icing on the cake‚ a man (Paris Alexandros) is described by Ovid‚ Heroides 16. 51 ff is given the task “thou art the arbiter of beauty; put an end to the strivings of the goddesses; pronounce which one deserves for her beauty to vanquish the other.” The goddesses‚ with all their power and might are subjected to
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mean? a. pertaining to the sea b. having to do with the earth c. related to the sky d. characteristic of the citadel 11. Who wrote the Theogony? a. Homer b. Hesiod c. Vergil d. Ovid 12. Whom did Poseidon mate with in the form of a stallion? a. Demeter b. Medusa c. Amphitrite d. Scylla 13. Who wrote the Prometheus Bound? a. Ovid b. Euripides c. Aeschylus d. Plato 14. Which of the following is not an epithet of Athena? a. Pallas b. Glaukopis c. Metis d. Tritogeneia 15. Who is the consort
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