Ovid's Metamorphoses - The Creation Story
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9 questions
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What is an invocation? What is Ovid asking of the gods?
What is an invocation? What is Ovid asking of the gods?
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How does Ovid describe the world at the beginning?
How does Ovid describe the world at the beginning?
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Look up the identity of the following and relate what part they play in the creation story.1. Titan2. Phoebe3. Amphitrite
Look up the identity of the following and relate what part they play in the creation story.
1. Titan
2. Phoebe
3. Amphitrite
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What are the four elements? How were they separated?
What are the four elements? How were they separated?
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What shape did the god make the earth? Does it strike you as odd that this fact appears in a poem which was produced around the time of Ovid's exile in 8 CE? What might account for the image of an earth shaped like a sphere showing up here?
What shape did the god make the earth? Does it strike you as odd that this fact appears in a poem which was produced around the time of Ovid's exile in 8 CE? What might account for the image of an earth shaped like a sphere showing up here?
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What are the five zones? How well does this reflect the actual climate zones of the earth as we know it today?
What are the five zones? How well does this reflect the actual climate zones of the earth as we know it today?
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What does Ovid mean when he says the winds are like “the discord between brothers”? How does the god solve this problem?
What does Ovid mean when he says the winds are like “the discord between brothers”? How does the god solve this problem?
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What two explanations does Ovid give for the creation of humans?
What two explanations does Ovid give for the creation of humans?
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How are humans different from other animals?
How are humans different from other animals?