Hello Keimelia, I have question unrelated to this episode that I hope you can answer: Did the Greeks and Romans believe that the visible planets in the sky were the gods and goddesses themselves, or did the visible planets only represented their deities (like Jupiter being just the "Star of Jupiter")? I am getting conflicting responses so I would appreciate scholarly answers.
That distinction of "represent" is hard to see in the sources. They definitely didn't say that celestial body was "like" Jupiter or "represented" Jupiter, they just said that it was Jupiter. That being said, the explicit connection between stars/planets (a greek word) and gods is not all that common in the mythographers and poets (with some exceptions like the Pleiades and Orion for example).
Always well considered and thought out content, keep up the great work.
Another excellent video. Big thumbs up for this type of content!
Another quality video. Why, I wonder, is Ancient Greece so fascinating?
Why is this channel not bigger? Keep it up!
I agree. Gotta share and get the word out! I’ve done my part.
8:15 Witchery!!
Thanks for the video! Oh and question, would you say that learning Greek is easier if you already know Latin?
Thank you! and definitely easier, you already have experience with case systems, participles etc
Hello Keimelia, I have question unrelated to this episode that I hope you can answer:
Did the Greeks and Romans believe that the visible planets in the sky were the gods and goddesses themselves, or did the visible planets only represented their deities (like Jupiter being just the "Star of Jupiter")? I am getting conflicting responses so I would appreciate scholarly answers.
That distinction of "represent" is hard to see in the sources. They definitely didn't say that celestial body was "like" Jupiter or "represented" Jupiter, they just said that it was Jupiter. That being said, the explicit connection between stars/planets (a greek word) and gods is not all that common in the mythographers and poets (with some exceptions like the Pleiades and Orion for example).