Greek Creation myth Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 generations of increasingly sophisticated gods?
A
Uranos
Cronos
Zeus
2
Q
Who opposed Zeus?
A
Titans
Giants (not in Hesiod)
Typhon/Typhoeus
3
Q
What are 4 modern approaches to myth?
A
Natural allegory
Folk tales
Rituals
Structuralism
4
Q
Who was Max Müller?
A
A scholar of Sanskrit, he developed comparative mythology
5
Q
What is natural allegory?
A
Natural symbolic way of talking about something.