Myths
The myths teach the Greeks about the superiority and human-like character of the gods. The gods, like humans, wanted power and fought for position among each other before Zeus established his rule. The gods used humans for their pleasure and demanded that they conform to their will or face the consequences. The gods were superior not only power but in intelligence and physical might. The gods followed their own rules and had "morals" only when it suited their purpose.
Greek Values
Zeus followed the example of a Greek hero in his victories and fatal flaw. Zeus was able to gain control of the family of gods and establishes a basically stable rule using his intelligence and great physical strength. He also forestalls the birth of a son who is to overthrow him. He puts in many of the virtues and standards of life to bring balance into the human life, However, Zeus shamelessly uses both gods and humans in order to obtain his goals.
Myths -- the focus should have been on the various character qualities and morals that are taught and how the gods exemplified them such as cunning, violence, and lust and then giving examples from the reading
ReplyDeleteGreek Values -- focus should have been on discussing how the other works we have read follow the values in the myths, such as Oedipus, Antigone, and Lysistrata
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