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Edith Hamilton's Mythology (Annotated) Study Guide and Aid
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This is a 85 Page breakdown of Edith Hamilton's "Mythology". This study aid gives detail summaries and analysis of each chapter as well the understanding. This includes plots, character analysis, themes, symbols, quotations, and key facts from the work. Please enjoy
Example of Summary from Chapter 1
Unlike many other creation stories, in the Greek versions the gods are created by the universe instead of the other way around. In the beginning, two entities exist, Heaven and Earth. Their children are the Titans, whose children, in turn, are the Olympians, the main Greek gods. The Titans—who include such notables as Ocean, Mnemosyne (Memory), and Prometheus, mankind’s benefactor— rule the universe until Zeus and their other children conquer them.
The term “Olympians” comes from Mount Olympus, the gods’ mystical home, which is conceived as a high mountaintop but is really a magical place that exists on a heavenly plane—not the heav- ens (which Zeus alone rules), earth, sea, nor underworld. Shared by
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all the gods, Olympus is perfect. Rain never falls there, and the gods while away their time eating, drinking, and listening to music. There are twelve proper Zeus; his two brothers Poseidon and Hades, his two sisters Hestia and Hera (who is also his wife); his chil- dren Ares, Athena, Apollo, Hermes, and Artemis; and two gods sometimes considered his offspring, Hephaestus and Aphrodite.
There are also lesser gods in Olympus, like Eros, the Graces, and the Muses. Several, like Hebe, goddess of Youth, are rarely men- tioned in myths. There are also a few abstract forces personified, if not completely, who live on Themis, Divine Justice; Dike, Human Justice; Nemesis, Righteous Anger; and Aidos, the sense of respect and shame that keeps humans from sinning.
This is a 85 Page breakdown of Edith Hamilton's "Mythology". This study aid gives detail summaries and analysis of each chapter as well the understanding. This includes plots, character analysis, themes, symbols, quotations, and key facts from the work. Please enjoy
Example of Summary from Chapter 1
Unlike many other creation stories, in the Greek versions the gods are created by the universe instead of the other way around. In the beginning, two entities exist, Heaven and Earth. Their children are the Titans, whose children, in turn, are the Olympians, the main Greek gods. The Titans—who include such notables as Ocean, Mnemosyne (Memory), and Prometheus, mankind’s benefactor— rule the universe until Zeus and their other children conquer them.
The term “Olympians” comes from Mount Olympus, the gods’ mystical home, which is conceived as a high mountaintop but is really a magical place that exists on a heavenly plane—not the heav- ens (which Zeus alone rules), earth, sea, nor underworld. Shared by
28 H edith hamilton
all the gods, Olympus is perfect. Rain never falls there, and the gods while away their time eating, drinking, and listening to music. There are twelve proper Zeus; his two brothers Poseidon and Hades, his two sisters Hestia and Hera (who is also his wife); his chil- dren Ares, Athena, Apollo, Hermes, and Artemis; and two gods sometimes considered his offspring, Hephaestus and Aphrodite.
There are also lesser gods in Olympus, like Eros, the Graces, and the Muses. Several, like Hebe, goddess of Youth, are rarely men- tioned in myths. There are also a few abstract forces personified, if not completely, who live on Themis, Divine Justice; Dike, Human Justice; Nemesis, Righteous Anger; and Aidos, the sense of respect and shame that keeps humans from sinning.
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First published May 18, 2011
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