Theogony Flashcards
1
Q
Who is the author?
A
Hesoid
2
Q
Elaborate on Ouranus (O) and Gaia (G)’s story.
A
- mother and son
- O rapes G
- Prophecy that one of O’s kids will be stronger and overthrow him
- O stuffs G’s kids within her
- Gaia makes another material, shapes a sickle out of it and gives it to Cronus (C) to kill O
3
Q
Explain the castration of O.
A
- C castrates his father
- Blood from castration falls on G and she gives birth to the furies, the giants and tree nymphs
- Genitals fall in the sea, mixes with the sea foam resulting in the birth of Aphrodite
4
Q
Who are C and Rhea’s kids?
A
Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, Hestia, Zeus
5
Q
What is C’s prophecy?
A
- Similar to that of his father’s
- Eats his kids to prevent it from happening
- Rhea and G trick C into eating a rock instead od baby
- Zeus grows up safe in an island, frees his siblings once older and begins the war between the gods and the titans (Titanomachy)
6
Q
What is Titanomachy?
A
- Titan Prometheus switches sides and helps the Olympians
- Zeus also releases the cyclopes and giants from Tartarus
- Olympians win over the Titans and force them into Tartarus
7
Q
Zeus’ problems
A
- falls in love with Metis
- child will be greater than the father
- swallows pregnant Metis
- Zeus has a headache
- Hephaestus/Hermis split open his head and out came Athena
8
Q
Family Tree (Titans)
A
- Chaos –> Erebos/Darkness + Nyx/Night –> Aether/Brightness + Hemera/Day
- Gaia –> Ouranos + Pontus + Mountains
- Eros
- Tartarus
- Gaia + Ouranus = Titans, Cyclopes, Hundred Hand Giants
9
Q
Family Tree (Zeus)
A
- with Metis –> Athena
- with Demeter –> Persephone
- with Leto –> Apollo and Artemis
- with Hera –> Ares
- Hera herself gave birth to Hephaestus
