fraud, deceit, and trickery, violence and pernicious desires.
This reminds me of the fall of man from the Bible
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Jupiter shortened spring’s first duration and made the year consist of four seasons, winter, summer, changeable autumn, and brief spring.
Was there a reason that Jupiter did this?
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Spring was eternal
I'm wondering why Spring was chosen here. Did they see Spring as the "best" season?
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The four winds
When they're talking about the for example the "east wind", do they mean Eurus is the wind that blows from the east?
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There was no Titan yet, shining his light on the world, or waxing Phoebe renewing her white horns, or the earth hovering in surrounding air balanced by her own weight, or watery Amphitrite stretching out her arms along the vast shores of the world.
Reference to how there were no beings or sentient entities.
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explain the origins of a myth using actual or probable events
After reading the passage below, I definitely noticed the difference between Diodorus's writing and Hesiod. The former writes in a way that is a lot clearer for me and less figurative.
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but some stone blocks of its foundations are still preserved.
I wonder if there's any evidence of Zeus in the presentations?
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There was delivered to Cronus an oracle regarding the birth of Zeus which stated that the son who would be born to him would wrest the kingship from him by force.
This once again is talking about the child of Metis who will take over Zeus's throne
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he placed her [Mētis] within his own belly by the advice of earth, and of starry Sky.
Interesting to see how Zeus just ate Mētis because of earth and Sky...
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Night and Day also drawing near are accustomed to salute each other, as they cross the vast 750 brazen threshold. The one is about to go down within, while the other comes forth abroad, nor ever does the abode constrain both within; but constantly one at any rate being outside the dwelling, wanders over the earth, while the other again being within the abode,
Night and Day are capitalized as if they were beings, and the description of them coming one after another evokes some powerful imagery.
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No longer did Zeus restrain his fury, but then forthwith his heart was filled with fierceness,
Similar to what others have said, it's amazing to see how Zeus exhibited normal human emotions. Many other cultures have their deities/beings be 'above' humans and to not exhibit things such as lust, greed, etc.
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ambrosia
I wonder what 'kind' of food exactly did they eat
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Briareus, Kottos, and Gyes,
Is it just me, or does anyone else get lost with the amount of names/characters?
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Then forth stepped an awesome, beauteous goddess; and beneath her delicate feet the grass throve around: 195 gods and men name her Aphrodite, the foam-sprung goddess,
They use a very 'pretty' description for Aphrodite which I believe encompasses her beauty.
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mowed off the genitals of his father, and threw them backwards to be carried away behind him.
Seems like Hesiod did not shy away from the explicit details of the event!
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they were the fiercest, and were hated by their father from the very first: as soon as any of these was born, he would hide them all, and not send them up to the light
I wonder why their father immediately hid them from the world and essentially shunned them. Is it because of their appearance (with the hundred hands)?
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poetry slam with other epic poets, in front of an audience, for a prize.
I wonder what kind of prizes were being offered back then
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