Chapter 2 Web Links

Creation

History: A Greek Creation Story

•        “Gigantomachy Frieze” at the Pergamon Museum Berlin. Originally built in the first half of the 2nd Century BC during the reign of King Eumenes. The figures illustrate the events in Hesiod and Homer’s poems.

http://www.secondpage.de/pergamonaltar/gigantomachie.html

Theory: The Social World Shapes Myth

•         “The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion” written by Sir James Frazer in 1890 is a study in comparative folklore, magic and religion. This site makes available the book.

http://www.bartleby.com/196/

Comparison: Levant: Creation Stories

•         “Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean” podcast by Phillip A Harland of York University. Podcast 8.1(30minutes) discusses Mesopotamia in 2000 BCE and investigates the origins, history and functions of how evil becomes personified.

https://archive.org/details/Religions_of_the_Ancient_Mediterranean&tab=about?and[]=subject%3A%22enuma%20elish%22

Reception: Titans in Modern Art

•         “Atlas” Website to Rockefeller Center’s art collection.

https://www.rockefellercenter.com/art-and-history/art/atlas/

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