The Gods of the Ancients (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Archetypes (ancient gods)
Archetypes (ancient gods)
Common patterns/types of gods across different cultures
Pantheon definition
Pantheon definition
Collection of officially recognised gods in a culture
What pantheon reveals about culture
What pantheon reveals about culture
Values and mindset of people who worshipped the deities
What sky gods controlled
What sky gods controlled
Weather, fertility of crops, life/death cycles, thunder & lightning
Zeus (Greek mythology)
Zeus (Greek mythology)
Sky god who ruled from Mt. Olympus, controlled thunder & lightning
Zeus's ruling location
Zeus's ruling location
Mount Olympus
Who freed Zeus when bound by gods?
Who freed Zeus when bound by gods?
Thetis (sea-nymph) called Briareus (hundred-handed giant)
Thor (Nordic mythology)
Thor (Nordic mythology)
God of thunder, rain, and wind
Thor's main symbols
Thor's main symbols
Hammer, iron gloves, girdle of strength
Thor's hammer loss symbolises
Thor's hammer loss symbolises
Drought and crop failure
Thor's hammer recovery symbolises
Thor's hammer recovery symbolises
Return of spring and hope for new life
Evolution of divine understanding
Evolution of divine understanding
From mythical understandings to rational approaches