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18 Cards in this Set
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Psyche
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A young woman who loved & was loved by Cupid & was united w/ him after Venus's jealousy was overcome. She subsequently became the personification of the soul.
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Psyche Definition
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1.The spirit or soul 2.Psychiatry. The mind functionaing as the center of thought, emotion, & behavior & consciously adjusting or mediating the body's responses to the social or physical environment.
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Cupid
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God of love in all its manifestations. He was the oldest of the gods, born from CHAOS but personifying harmony. In most stories, he was son of Venus & Mars. Was represented as a winged youth armend with bow & arrows.
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ISIS
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Fertility goddess of ancient Egypt: wife & sister of the god Osiris: cult of her worship ^ during Hellenistic period until 4th century AD. She is "The mother of All Things" & "Queen of Heaven" Isis appealed to people she represented cosmic order & protection against the power of Fortune.
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FORTUNE
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Goddess who was widely worshipped by the 3rd century BC. She was universally sovereign over mortals & immortals alike. She was capricious & ambiguous; She has double nature, positive & negative. She is a feminine personification in the process of transformation.
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Metaphor of Battle/Love
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Invisibility- love is intangible, Tricky
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Golden Ass
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By: Apuleius
Nature of storytelling-used in text. Language is unyielding. Reflection of Rome's decline. Stretched too far. |
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Golden Ass
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By: Apuleius
Nature of storytelling-used in text. Language is unyielding. Reflection of Rome's decline. Stretched too far. |
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Golden Ass Reflection of Rome's Decline
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Bad things happen, Robbery, wives killing husbands, lawlessness, immortality, Priests/Fraud, Infidelity
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Nature of Storytelling
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Narrative, told to organize events, Episodic narrative. We tell stories of days event, story format to put it in order and make sense.
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Lucius as Everyman
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Represents ideas, upper class & his desire to learn about magic at first, curious human nature, Mental trans- formation to normal man, humble, suffers emotionally/physicallly, basic fears.
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Characterisitics
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Lucius-upper class to middle class
Charite-Only woman wasn't adultress Thepolemus-Charite(charity's) Husband Osiris-God brother of Isis Photis-Witch that turns him into ass |
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World beyond Rome & Advent of Christiantiy
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Christianity takes over Western Culture Christianity different from Hebrew. Strict, sacrifice for diff. sins, sufferering(spiritual /physical). Jews more about community than individual. Monotheism.
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Christianity Cultural Context
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Alienation within Roman Empire.
Universalism in philosophy. Various sect of Judism: Sadduces, Pharisees, Essenes, Zealots |
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Saddices
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Most conservative, stric interpretation of mosaic law, wealthy, most influential. Don't believe in resurrection. God deals ...
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Pharisees
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Most liberal, life after death.
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Zealots
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Most rebellious, defended temple until defeated.
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Calligraphy
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Beauty serves wholly religious purpose by making words beautiful. Clearly defined technique. Sculpted form.
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