Flashcards in Exam1 - LCT1: A Greek Myth of Creation Deck (16)
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Chaos
an empty gap, void
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Gaia
female, the ground/soil/foundation
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From Gaia -
Tartaros = depths of the earth
Eros = sexual energy/desire
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From Chaos -
Erebos = the "gloomy darkness" of Tartaros
Night
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Erebos got together with who? Who was their child?
Erebos + Night = Aather (brightness) and Day
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Children of Gaia (3)
Ouranos = the sky/heavens
Mountains
Sea
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Gaia got together with who? Who were their children?
Gaia + Ouranos (earth+sky) = Titans, Cyclopes, Hundred-handers
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Anthropomorphism
having a human shape
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How many titans were there?
12 - 6 males, 6 females
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Who/what were the cyclopes?
three strong craftsmen
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Who/what were the hundred-handers?
Gaia's most dreadful offspring - three hecatonchires (100 hands and 50 heads each
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Who feared all of the powerful children (titans, cyclopes & HH)? What does he do with them?
Ouranos (their father) - stuffs them right back into Gaia
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What does Gaia do in revenge to Ouranos?
creates a flint sickle for one of her children to kill her husband with
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Who steps up to Gaia's wishes? What does he do?
Cronos (the youngest Titan) volunteers to take action, and castrates his father --> symbolic separation of earth and sky
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From genitals blood that drops on land (Gaia), arise who?
The Giants
The Furies = spirits of vengeance, especially for murder within the family
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