Week 4.1 Apollo Part 2 Slides PDF

THE OTHER SIDE OF APOLLO DELPHI 2nd part of Hymn in “Additional Reading” part of chapter in CM Apollo descends from Olympus and goes house hunting. Thinks he found a spot, but Telphusa convinces him go elsewhere Finds a site near Parnassus, but there’s a dragon, Python, that he handily kills, a...

THE OTHER SIDE OF APOLLO DELPHI 2nd part of Hymn in “Additional Reading” part of chapter in CM Apollo descends from Olympus and goes house hunting. Thinks he found a spot, but Telphusa convinces him go elsewhere Finds a site near Parnassus, but there’s a dragon, Python, that he handily kills, and everything is fine Interesting side-story about Pytho’s connection to Hera and Typhon. Conference abstract Evidence for early use as site for Ge-Themis OMPHALOS Zeus released two eagles from opposite ends of the earth. Where they met was the omphalos (navel) of the world. Attic Hydria of the Berlin Painter CRISA > DELPHI Tough labour market, Apollo is concerned about attendants Sees a ship of Cretans heading to Pylos Turns himself into a dolphin (δελφίς) and leads them to Crisa Reveals himself as a god, gets the name Apollo Delphinius DELPHI - SITE Athenian Treasury ORACLE AT DELPHI Harvard video on the Oracle Elements at Delphi: Pythia Tripod Castalian Spring Sibyl at Cumae (Italy) Berlin Antikensammlung F2538 AFFAIRS! Cassandra Marpessa Cyrene Daphne Hyacinthus Cyparissus – read the textbook Erika Meriaux, Apollo and Cassandra MARPESSA Marpessa – granddaughter of Ares Wooed by Idas who carries her off without asking dad (Evenus) Dad can’t find her and commits suicide Apollo now takes the opportunity to steal her, conflict happens, Zeus tells her to pick one Marpessa chooses the mortal The Judgment of Jupiter by Samuel Finley Breese Morse CYRENE An athletic nymph who Apollo falls in love with watching her wrestle a lion Whisks her away to Libya in his golden chariot At the site of the city, they get it on and she bears a son, Aristaeus. (ps. Aristaus is father of Actaeon) DAPHNE Apollo brags about killing Pytho to Cupid, who then hits Apollo with a love arrow and Daphne with an ‘ew, men’ arrow. Chases her until she is exhausted Prayer to her father, Peneus to help. She is turned into a laurel Explains association with laural (δάφνη) Mosaic pavement, Antioch, Princeton University Art Museum y1965-219 HYACINTHUS Spartan youth - MALE Source is Ovid, once again A bit of a sad tale. Love interest doesn’t want to get away, but Apollo still is left without Some versions have Zephyros, west wind, pushing the discus off course Cyparissus another sad tale of a loved youth – Cypress trees MFA Boston 95.31 APOLLO AND CORONIS ASCLEPIUS Son of Apollo and Coronis Originally seen as mortal and a really good healer and overtime is given status of a god Has children like Hygieia (hygiene) Epidauros. Incubation – overnight at a sanctuary Staff with ONE SNAKE Asclepius brings Hippolytus back to life and is killed by Zeus. Apollo then kills Cyclopes in act of revenge. Appolod. Bibl. and HH 16 MUSICAL COMPETITIONS Marsyas – a satyr that challenges Apollo to a flute competition. Victor could do what he liked to the other. Apollo wins and flays Marsyas alive…wow. Pan – belittled Apollo’s music. Competition judged by Timolus, who says pipes are inferior to lyre. Midas didn’t like this and challenged verdict. Apollo says he’s stupid and gave Midas donkey ears Both accounts in Ov. Met. APOLLO VS DIONYSUS Rational Irrational True nature of Greek spirit Foreign mysticism Harmony Discord Restraint Ecstasy Logic Emotion HERMES The “I didn’t do it” boy of Greek myth You too can have a copy of this Greek God Hermes Bronzed Finish Statue Mercury Luck for the low prie of $57.44!!!