Hesiod - Theogony (genesis of the gods) Enuma Elish Genesis Wisdom: to see that the world has come to be so that justice triumphs Love and strife Biological reproduction Abstraction, monsters, anthropomorphic gods
Organization Invocation of Muses Heaven (Ouranus) and Earth (Ge) Kronos and Rhea Zeus (and Hera) Female: change, cunning Male: permanence, violence
Olympian Gods Zeus and Hera Demeter Apollo and Artemis Athena and Aphrodite Hermes, Hestia, Hephaestus, Ares, Poseidon
Cult No priesthood, no Bible Tolerance of other gods Do ut des Sacrifice: Mekone story Libations, hymns, prayers State cults, oracles (Delphi), mystery religions