Wednesday, August 24 ~ EQ: What can we learn about the Greeks from their creation story, The Theogony?

Discuss J5

Before we get into Theogony, let's do some research on the background.
Do a quick google search together and see what you find for...

• the muses
• 8th century B.C. in Greece
• Hesiod's life

Now let's get some vocab. We can write the definitions in our notes. If it is a name, try to get the meaning of that name. The line numbers are listed so that you can write the short definition right into the text. 

• Helicon 1
• Kronios 4
• Permessos 5
• Olmeios 6
• aegis 11
• Argive 12
• Poebus 14
• Gaia 15
• Themis 16
• Aprodite 16
• Hebe 17
• Dione 17
• Leto 18
• Iapetos 18
• Eos 19
• Helios 19
• Selene 19
• Okeanos 20
• Mnemosyne 53
• Pontos 107
• Chawos 116
• Tartaros 119
• Erebos 123
• Aether 124
• Erinyes 185
• Kythereia 196

HW; Get your definitions for tomorrow.