theos Divine being is other than human being Divine being is deinos both awesome and awful Divine being manifests itself primarily as powerful Direct contact with divine being or what belongs to it is dangerous ID: 718198
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GREEK DEITYSlide2
Divine being (
theos
)
• Divine being is
other
than human being
• Divine being is
deinos
: both awesome and awful
• Divine being manifests itself primarily as powerful
• Direct contact with divine being or what belongs to it is dangerous
• Contact with divine being must be carefully controlledSlide3
nature
uranian
divine being
god chthonic hero human being mortal Slide4
Ouranian / Chthonic Deity
OURANIAN
CHTHONIC
deity above ground
deity below ground
daytime
sacrificenighttime sacrifice
white, unblemished victim
dark victimraised altar
pit or trench
shared mealno shared mealSlide5
Characteristics of Deity
form
anthropomorphic/traces of
theriomorphism
immanence/transcendence
immanence: corporealitylongevity
athanatos v.
thnêtospower
dynamis + elpis
knowledge
qualified omniscienceorganization
bureaucratization: attributes and epithets
morality
qualified morality: orthopraxySlide6
Binary Functions
ARTEMIS
APHRODITE
HERA
virginity
sexual activity
marriage, childbirth
nympha
adolescent girlgynê
woman
gynêmarried womanSlide7
Characteristics of Deity
form
anthropomorphic/traces of
theriomorphism
immanence/transcendence
immanence: corporealitylongevity
athanatos v. thnêtos
power
dynamis + elpis
knowledge
qualified omniscience
organizationbureaucratization: attributes and epithets
morality
qualified morality: orthopraxySlide8
Benefits of Worship (
kharis
)
• fertility of crops, livestock, human beings
• economic prosperity
• health• safety and securitySlide9
(unspecified) god
daimôn
(pl.
daimones)~*dain- (apportion?) divine powerSlide10
Kinds of Space
NATURE
wilderness
uncultivated, “raw”
NYMPHS
garden
self-cultivated, “self-cooked”
CULTURE
farmcultivated,
“cooked”