Questions and Answers
Que obras desenvolveu Hesíodo?
Hesíodo presenta un creador/demiurgo no seu modelo de creación.
False
Que representa a evolución da humanidade segundo Hesíodo?
Unha evolución negativa.
O mito babilónico de ____ e Tiâmat corresponde á obra de Hesíodo.
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Como comeza Ovidio a descrición da orixe do mundo?
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Quen é rprogramma no mito das idades e das razas metálicas?
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Emparella os autores coas súas ideas correspondentes:
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Cal é a relación entre Ovidio e o mito de Prometeo?
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Study Notes
Hesiod's Contributions
- Hesiod produced two major works: "Theogony" and "Works and Days," which serve as foundational texts for Greek cosmogony and ethics.
- Presents a dual evolution: the cosmos moves from disorder to order, while humanity's evolution is depicted as negative.
Creation According to Hesiod
- Offers one of the earliest Greek explanations for existence, diverging from the biblical Genesis.
- Emphasizes a procreative and genealogical model rather than a creator or demiurge.
- Describes a philosophical rather than mythical framework for creation.
Other Ancient Cosmogonies
- Various cosmogonies existed alongside Hesiod’s, such as:
- Apollodorus’ narrative begins with the union of Uranus and Gaia, omitting primordial Chaos.
- Greek myths suggest that deities and creatures emerged from the Ocean, with Tethys as their mother.
- The Babylonian myth of Apsû and Tiâmat parallels Hesiod's themes and may have influenced his narrative.
Orphic Myth and Ovid's Perspective
- The Orphic myth suggests the creation of the universe from an egg laid in darkness.
- Ovid's cosmogony departs from Hesiod by portraying a god organizing chaos rather than a creator god.
- Ovid describes an initial void devoid of space, time, or coherent relations, framing the origin of the universe in a negative context.
Elements in Ovid’s Cosmogony
- Describes original unity of water, earth, and air, but omits fire.
- Ovid posits chaos as a shapeless mass harboring unorganized seeds of elements.
- Uses poetic Greek terminology to invoke a sense of civilization transitioning from chaos.
Dichotomy of Control
- Ovid presents an ambiguity about the demiurge, likening divine power to a unifying force in contrast to Lucretius' notion of uncontrolled atomism.
- The cosmos under Ovid is characterized by universal governance, reflecting on imperial ideals of stability and order.
Hierarchical Creation of Life
- Ovid establishes a hierarchy among living beings: fish in water, beasts on land, and birds in the sky, placing humans at the apex.
- Humans stand in an intermediary category between animals and gods, distinguished by bipedalism and contemplative nature.
The Prometheus Myth
- Ovid revisits the Prometheus myth, incorporating divine seeds in the creation of humans, paralleling themes in Genesis.
- Hesiod extensively covers Prometheus's story concerning Zeus’ justice and humanity’s decline, without explicitly depicting him as a creator of figures.
Myth of Ages and Races
- Hesiod’s myth of ages describes humanity’s decline through four ages symbolized by metals: gold, silver, bronze, and iron, emphasizing justice and humility.
- Ovid tweaks this framework by removing the heroic age and altering the depiction of the gold age, influenced by predecessors like Aratus and Virgil.
Virgil's Influence
- Virgil simplifies Hesiod’s timeline to two ages and propounds a return to the Golden Age, linking it to Augustus as a savior figure.
- Associates the return of justice with the re-establishment of the Golden Age, symbolized by a newborn.
Impact and Legacy
- The concept of a Golden Age has been utilized politically in ancient Rome and during the Middle Ages, amidst claims of returning to better times.
- Ovid, like Virgil, introduces justice into his narrative, subtly challenging the Augustan narrative of a restored Golden Age through references to commercialism.
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Description
Este cuestionario explora as obras de Hesíodo, 'Teogonía' e 'Traballos e días'. A través de dúas narrativas opostas, analizamos a evolución do cosmos e da humanidade segundo Hesíodo. Descubre como ambos textos reflicten diferentes perspectivas sobre a orde e o desorde no mundo.
