CLAS 160 1st EditionLecture 2Outline of Last Lecture I. Getting to know the godsII. How to identify them in works of artOutline of Current Lecture I. Diordorus of SicilyII. EuhemerusIII. Examples from DiordusCurrent LectureDiodorus of Sicily (1st C. BCE, Greek)- Historian- Rationalization *Integrating myth into history *Obtaining information about pre-historyEuhemerus (Late 4th C. BCE, Greek)- Author of Sacred History- Idea that “GODS” are just famous ancient people-EUHEMERISM *Stories distorted over timeEXAMPLES FROM DIODORUS- Hyperion: “First to understand by study and careful observation the motion of the sun, moon, and other stars, as well as the seasons that are brought about by these heavenly bodies, and he passed along this information to others. For this reason, he is known as the father of these heavenly bodies, since he had, as it were, given birth to the systematic contemplation of them.” [5.67]These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- “Hades is said to have taught the customs that surround the burial, funeral, and honors accorded to the dead, there having been no special attention paid to them in the time before Hades. So this god, because in antiquity he was assigned authority over and responsibility for the deceased, has been traditionally accepted as lord of the dead.”
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