ch 9 & 10 Aphrodite and Artemis

Question 1

Learn the difference between Aphrodite Urania and Aphrodite Pandemos

Answer 1

Aphrodite Urania (celestial ) is ethereal and sublime . Stronger, older and more intelligent and spirituel

Aphrodite Pandemos (of alla people or common) sprung from zeus and dione is essentially physical in nature. born from both sexes, is more base, and devoted primarly to physical satisfaction.

Question 2

aphros

Answer 2

foam

Question 3

zeus feminine name

Answer 3

dione, dios

Question 4

Study the nature, appearance, and attendants of Aphrodite.

Answer 4

Generally the goddess of beauty, love and marriage.
possessed a magical girdle with irresistible powers of enticement.
the idealization of womenhood in all her femininity

Question 5

attendants of Aphrodite

Answer 5

the grace (charites)
hours or seasons (Horae)
decorative and approriate attendants.

The graces, 3 in number are personifications of aspects of loveliness.

The Horae daughter of zeus and Themis clearer identified as the seasons. thought as a group of two three or four. hours, time, seasons.

Question 6

cyprus born cythera

Answer 6

aphrodite

Question 7

Learn the myth of Pygmalion.

Answer 7

Pygmalion made a statue of ivory, white as snow, more beauty than any other and then fell in love with his making. He kissed it and pretended it was real. He prayed to the gods that she would be. Venus made it happen. Pygmalions wife gave birth to Paphos.
Galatea is the name given to pygmalions beloved in later versions.

Question 8

Compare the myths of Aphrodite and Adonis with that of Cybele and Attis.

Answer 8

Aphrodite and Adonis
Adonis - handsome youth loved by both aphrodite and Astarte.
Paphos, son of pygmalion and galatea had a son named Cinyras. Cinyras daughter Myrrha fell in love with her father. She slept with him and had a son = Adonis