- Attic Red Figure Krater
ca. 570-560 BC.
He was the first Greek to give literary expression to the origins of the physical world, the gods, and the origins of the customs of humans.
Athens.
In Greece.
- How to make a sacrifice to the gods
- Cronos - Rhea
- The gods - Supernatural beings
Sender-up of Gifts
- Storing grains - Storing liquids - Storing other goods
There was no womankind.
- No, he was unable to outsmart Zeus
Laconia (Sparta).
- Released all the ills and hard toils of the world
- Iapetus (Titan) - Clymene (Oceanid)
- Gaia - Tartarus
- Age of Gold - Age of Silver - Age of Bronze - Age of Heroes - Age of Iron
Origin of the world.
- 540-530 BC
- Stripped the godlike armour from her immortal shoulders
- Cytherea - Cyprogenes - Philommedes (genital-loving)
- All gifts
Kyllenios Painter.
A specific structure within the archaeological site of Kastro Kallithea.
The birth of Pandora.
Mount Olympus.
- Culture hero/god
“I will give men as the price for fire an evil thing in which they may all be glad of heart while they embrace their own destruction.”
Black figure ware.
- As a deadly race and tribe - As an evil to mortal men - With a nature to do evil
- Justice
- She sprang forth from Zeus's head - Stood before Zeus shaking a sharp spear
War.
- Gaia - Tartarus - Eros
- Why the world is the way it is
- To explain facts concerning aspects of the natural or social world that cannot otherwise be explained within the knowledge of society at the time
A type of ancient Greek drinking cup.
Around 540 BCE.
Made in Euboea, found in Italy (Etruria).
- Remote and free from ills and hard toil and heavy sickness
- The gift of fire
Bulb, stalks, leaves, and seeds.
- Evil continually contends with good - Mischievous children cause unceasing grief
Age of Silver
- Zeus' conflict with Prometheus
180-159 BC.
War with the Titans.
He ate all of them except for Zeus.
- Fire
Black-figure technique.
- Archetypical 'trickster' - Tried to outsmart Zeus
- A Titan who defied Zeus - Gave fire to humanity - Known for his intelligence and trickery
- The first woman created by the gods - Opened a jar (Pandora's box) releasing all evils into the world - Symbolizes the origin of human misfortune
It is associated with Apollo and the Muses.
- Brontes (Thunderer) - Steropes (Lightning/flasher) - Arges (Brightener)
Foeniculum vulgare.
After learner or dummy
Athena battling the giant Alcyoneus.
Age of Heroes
Aphrodite wearing a chiton, being helped out of the water.
- Hemera (Day) - Aether (upper atmosphere)
- A large storage container used in ancient Greece - Typically made of clay - Used for storing grains, liquids, and other goods
The first woman.
- The use of myth to explain facts concerning aspects of the natural or social world
- Hephaestus - Athena - Aphrodite - Hermes
- Uranus - Gaia
Zeus and Typhoeus.
- War with Typhoeus - Offspring of Gaia and Tartarus
- For Perses - To help reconcile their dispute - To give him advice on truth, justice, and proper behavior
- Astonishment seized the gods as they watched
- Black figure ware
- Stopped his swift-footed horses for a long time
Valuable stories concerning the characters he discusses.
In Rome, probably from Southern Italy.
- Because Prometheus stole fire.
A tool used in ancient agriculture.
- Pandora - Gaia - Demeter
- Clay
A specific structure within the archaeological site.
Mount Olympus.
A type of ancient Greek pottery used for carrying water.
ca. 550-540 BC
The castration of Uranos/Ouranos.
- Cottus - Briareus - Gyes
- Euboea
- One compels men to work and compete for riches - The other makes battles thrive and war
He arranges divine abstractions, gods, and heroes (including monsters) into a lineage or genealogy.
Nike.
Age of Iron
In the late 8th century BCE
Beginning of the 3rd century BC to mid-2nd century BC.
- Hestia - Demeter - Hera - Hades - Poseidon - Zeus
- Outside of the chronology of humans
- From the Greek word for 'cause': aition
In Greece.
- Hephaestus - Athena
- Not to accept them
Ca. 560 – 500 BC.
- Son of Iapetus (Titan) and Clymene (Oceanid) - Brother of Atlas, Menoetius, and Epimetheus
540-530 BC.
He compares women to drones in a beehive, who reap the toil of others.
It depicts the Erinyes on either side of Orestes.
- Salads - Soups - Stews - Roasted dishes
By defining each abstraction and placing them in relation to each other.
Gaia.
- From Cyme in Aeolia - To Ascra in Boeotia (near Thebes)
- Hephaestus - Athena
Around ca. 700 BC.
Zeus
- Uranos (Ouranos)
Around 545-535 BC.
It represents the artistic and cultural achievements of ancient Greece.
A type of ancient Greek pottery characterized by black figures painted on a red background.
The Pindus Mountains.
- It allowed for detailed and intricate designs. - It was a prominent style in ancient Greek art. - It often depicted scenes from mythology and daily life.
- Helius - Selene - Eos
- Erinyes (the furies) - Giants - Nymphs called Meliae (Woodland Spirits)
Nymphs called Meliae are Woodland Spirits.
- Italy (Etruria)
- To compel men to work and compete for riches
A time of war and violence.
- Zeus rejoiced
- It was not split evenly - His brother Perses received more
Kyllenios Painter.
- By teaching humans how to make a sacrifice to the gods
In the Parthenon, Athens.
A type of ancient Greek drinking cup.
- Epimetheus
The Typhon Painter.
Mount Othrys.
- From the Athenian Akropolis - c. 520-500 BC
- Atlas - Menoetius - Epimetheus
- Zeus gave birth to her out of his head - She was arrayed in warlike arms, golden and gleaming
A mild, sweet, anise-like flavor.
- Great Olympos quaked dreadfully - Earth screamed horribly - The sea moved and frothed with dark waves - Foam burst forth
- Prometheus' theft of fire led to the creation of Pandora as a punishment for humanity. - Pandora released evils into the world, leaving only hope inside her jar.
Zeus and Dione.
As a shepherd
ca. 570-560 BC.
Attic White Ground Kylix, by the Tarquinia Painter, ca. 470-460 BC
- Fire
The origin of the gods and the establishment of the cosmic order under the Olympians.
Black-figure technique.
- Theogony (lines 570-617) - Works and Days (lines 60-105)
- Cronus - Rhea - Oceanus - Tethys - Hyperion - Theia
- The inevitability of Zeus's will
The Erinyes are gods of divine retribution.
- Reach deadly old age without anyone to tend their years - Kinsfolk divide their possessions after death
Age of Gold
- To make battles thrive and war
The present universal order is interpreted in Hesiod's 'Theogony'.
The war with the giants.
A type of ancient Greek pottery.
- No, it does not explain the real cause of a practice
Approximately 560 – 550 BC.
- Aristion of Paros - Found in Merenda, Attica
- Marker of Phrasikleia - Forever called 'maiden' - Gods granted her this instead of marriage
- Mythological events - Heroic deeds - Daily life activities
From Pandora, created by Zeus.
Fore learner
Origin of the gods.
- Digestive aid - Rich in vitamins and minerals - Anti-inflammatory properties
- Zeus ordered Hephaestus to mold her from earth and water. - Athena clothed her and taught her crafts. - Aphrodite gave her beauty and desire. - Hermes gave her a deceitful nature.
Piazza Armerina.
- Prometheus deceived Zeus by tricking him into accepting a less desirable portion of a sacrifice. - As punishment, Zeus withheld fire from humanity. - Prometheus stole fire back for humans, leading to further punishment.
She was born from foam (Aphros).
- Similar to Works and Days, Hephaestus molds her from earth and water. - Athena, Aphrodite, and Hermes contribute to her attributes. - She is given a jar containing evils, which she eventually opens.