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Who Were the Elder Olympians (parents?)
Zeus (father of gods/men)
Hera (family)
Poseidon (sea)
Demeter (fertility of earth)
Hestia (hearth)
Hades (underworld)
*Hestia and Hera not part of the 12 olympians
parents are Cronus and Rhea (hieros gamos)
Who were the Younger Olympians (parents?)
Hephaestus, Ares, Artemis, Hermes, Dionysus, Athene/a, Aphrodite, Apollo
All born from Zeus, Hephaestus and Ares with Hera
ZEUS / JUPITER / JOVE
- root of name, counterparts
- epithets
- associated locations
- symbols
- sacred animal
- ruler of.... (what does he stand for)
- Protector of... (Zeus Xenios)
- shrine locations
-
di
means "sky" or "shine. Germanic counterpart --> Tiu (tuesday), Indic counterpart --> Dyaus Pitar (father sky)
- "cloud gatherer" - weather; "
aegis
bearing" - magical preserved skin of goat who raised him- inspires fear.
- Mount Dicte (birth), Mt Olympus, Mt Ida - peak shrouded in cloud.
- symbol - thunderbolt (weapon), royal scepter, the royal eagle (zeus the king, first among equals)
- animal
: bull (b/c of its power and fecundity (fertility)
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47514
Card Set
Chapter 6
Description
Myths of the Olympians Part 1 - Zeus, His Wife Hera, and His Brothers
Updated
2010-11-05T08:18:38Z
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