059 Olympian Zeus
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
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🗓️ 2 November 2016
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Zeus, the mighty patriarch who ruled over Mount Olympos; included are his Indo-European origins as the supreme sky god; his role as the god who maintains order and justice by presiding over normative civic, social, and family relationships; his connection with Themis (Divine Law), Nemesis (Revenge), and the three Moirai (the Fates); his worship as a rain-making, agricultural deity, both on mountain peaks (Attika and Krete) and the Underworld (symbolizing the regenerative life cycle); his worship in Arkadia and its relationship to werewolf transformation and human sacrifice; his oracles at Dodona and Siwa (where he was syncretized with Libyan god Ammon); his Panhellenic sanctuary at Olympia; his connection with Nike (Victory) and his worship as a savior or bringer of freedom against foreign foes (Persia and Carthage); and the "philosophical Zeus" that arose as some questioned polytheistic religions during the Hellenistic Period
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/10/059-olympian-zeus.html
Intro by Lee Accomando of the Viking Age Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone. My name is Lee and I'm the host of the Viking Age podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | As you might expect from the title, in my show we dive deep into the history of the people who today we call the Vikings. |
| 0:18.7 | We talk about who they were, where they traveled, and what activities they took part in. |
| 0:25.0 | Most importantly, we explore why. |
| 0:28.0 | Starting around the year 800, |
| 0:30.0 | they decided to set sail from home in Scandinavia, |
| 0:33.2 | and raid, trade, and settle their way into history. |
| 0:38.0 | So if that sounds interesting to you, |
| 0:41.4 | when you were done listening to this episode, you should search |
| 0:45.2 | Viking Age Podcast, anywhere that fine podcasts are sold, or rather, offered for free. |
| 0:52.1 | For now, though. or rather, offered for free. |
| 0:54.1 | For now though, I hand you over to the man, the myth, the legend, Ryan. |
| 1:01.2 | Skoll. I'm going to do. So, Hello. Hello and welcome back to the History of Ancient Greece. |
| 1:47.0 | Episode 59, Olympian Zeus. |
| 1:52.0 | The History of Ancient Greece Podcast is Zeus. |
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| 2:08.7 | dot com backslash antiquity thanks and now let's start today's episode. |
| 2:16.0 | In the Greek pantheon, Zeus is the almighty and supreme sky god. |
| 2:20.6 | Homer calls him the father of the gods and humans, while Escales points out that Zeus is the air, the |
| 2:25.7 | earth, the sky and the lot, as well as that he stands above everything. |
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