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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
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Organization Invocation of Muses Heaven (Ouranus) and Earth (Ge)
Kronos and Rhea Zeus (and Hera) Female: change, cunning Male: permanence, violence
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Olympian Gods Zeus and Hera Demeter Apollo and Artemis
Athena and Aphrodite Hermes, Hestia, Hephaestus, Ares, Poseidon
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Cult No priesthood, no Bible Tolerance of other gods Do ut des
Sacrifice: Mekone story Libations, hymns, prayers State cults, oracles (Delphi), mystery religions
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