God as children Flashcards
Did Homer create all 33 of the Homeric Hymes?
No, all of them are made by different unknown authors but were just inspired by Homer
What is the importance of a Homeric simile?
Homeric Similies are used for comparisons. These comparisons can be connected to the past views on certain subjects, including children and how they were perceived.
Difference between the Homeric Hymes and the Theogony
Homeric Hymes are songs performed in religious celebrations of these gods. The Theogony was one writing was made by a single person, Hesoid, and is generally accepted universally as fact in Ancient Greece
What is the importance of the painting of baby Herkules fighting the snakes while his brother cowered?
Shows that his mortal brother was running away and putting his arms up for his mother to grab him. This shows that in Ancient Greece, it was expected for the mother to protect and comfort their children (in this case, babies).
Why is Eros (Cupid) designed as a baby or a younger youth that never ages?
Eros represents uncontrollable lust, and with his arrows, he drives people made with passion and sexual desire. His eternal youth represents the irresponsibility of his actions as he is forever a youth. This compares to desire, which doesn’t care about what it hits; it just does with any consequence. Eros form also shows that babies don’t care about their actions or the destruction they may cause; they just do it as they are ignorant.
What does the actions of gods reflect on the mortal behavior?
Nothing. The gods are depicted as above humans and can do everything that humans cannot do
