Olympic gods Flashcards
1
Q
Hesiod: when was he alive
A
around 700BC
2
Q
Hesiod: what did he right
A
- Theogony - birth of gods
- works and days - how to worship gods
3
Q
Homer: What did he right
A
- Iliad
- Odyssey
4
Q
Homer: How are the gods depicted
A
- powerful but governed by personal desires and impulses
- anthropomorphic
5
Q
Epithets: use
A
gave gods more precise roles
6
Q
Epithets: examples for Zeus
A
- Zeus Agorais: watches over the selling and buying of goods
- Zeus Phratrios: Zeus of the Phratry
- Zeus Horkios: Zeus of oathes
- Zeus Philios: Zeus of friendship
- Zeus Herkeios: Zeus of the fence
7
Q
Epithets: problems
A
crossover can cause confusion as to who to worship
8
Q
Hero cults: who were heroes
A
Humans who had performed some great or awful deeds and had died and been buried
9
Q
Hero cults: what was the focal point
A
the heroes tomb which made them localised as tomb stayed in one place
10
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Hero cults: what was the reason for worship
A
to prevent the hero from causing harm and to appease them.
