The Gaia Hypothesis The Gaia Hypothesis is a hypothesis that was developed by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the late 1970's. James Lovelock is a British scientist, an atmospheric chemist, and also an inventor with an education in human physiology. Lynn Margulis was a microbiologist during the 1970's at Boston University. She also originated the theory of the eukaryotic cell arising as a result of endosymbiotic cell capture. This theory is the one that gave her the credibility to advance
Hestia is a virgin goddess of the hearth, architecture, and the right ordering of domesticity, the family, and the state. In Greek mythology she is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea. she was raised by the Titans Oceanus. It is told that Hera is the beautiful and powerful wife of Zeus. She is the most beautiful of the immortals, even more beautiful than Aphrodite. The majority of the antiquated Greeks trusted her to be the celestial portrayal of serenity in a typical household life. She was born to Cronus
half snake.” (Siteseen Pg. 2-3) Tartarus had other children with other gods, one of these children would be Typhon. Tartarus had him with Gaea, the stories describe him as a sickening monster that had 100 dragon heads. Typhon was the last child of Gaia and Tartarus. It was said Typhon was a god more powerful than Zeus. Typhon was in the Battle for Olympus. Typhon was tired of being an outcast and decided to take over Mount Olympus, home of the gods. Zeus didn’t like this and battle Typhon. It
The Language Behind Dawkins’ Selfish Gene Theory According to Michael Polanyi, our understanding of a concept depends in part on the language we use to describe it. Connie Barlow's book, From Gaia to Selfish Genes, looks at metaphors in science as integral parts of some new biological theories. One example is Richard Dawkins' theory about the selfish gene, where he claims that the most basic unit of humanity, the gene, is a selfish entity unto itself that exists outside the realm of our individual
deceit, and forming mother-child bonds to preserve the female power of birth, the unique power to control what is created and influence the actions of that creation. In the Theogony, creation starts with two powerful initial goddesses: Chaos and Gaia. These goddesses give birth to a plethora of children, all of them born “without [the goddesses] mating in sweet love” (line 132). Because they give birth through self-procreation the goddesses have absolute control over their wombs. As other deities
Hades is the King of the Underworld and God of the Dead and Death. Hades controls Whether anyone to leave the Underworld. He has power over all area’s including Tartarus. His story about his life is very interesting from being a child to a powerful King and God of the Underworld. Hades was the child of Kronos and Rhea, or the “abandon child.” Hades never had a good relationship with Kronos and Rhea. All children except Zeus were swallowed by Kronos. Kronos knew that Zeus would over throw him, because
members of the opposite sex. THE BIRTH OF APHRODITE There are many origins to Aphrodite's birth. Some of them are: 1) She arose full-grown out of the foam of the sea, 2) She is the daughter of Zeus and Dionne, 3) She is the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, which would make her a Titaness, or 4) She is the daughter of Titans Oceanus and Tethys, making her an Oceanid.3 The most common origin of her birth is her being foam-born, which is what her name means. This origin says that Aphrodite arose nude
Greek Mythology: Fact or Fiction “Most myths can be divided into two groups: explanatory myths and creation myths. Creation myths are those that try to explain the origin of the world, the creation of human beings and the birth of gods and goddesses. Explanatory myths are those that try to explain natural processes or events and also some deal with illness and death. Mythical beings fall into several groups. Many gods and goddesses resemble human beings even though they do have supernatural
She is the type of goddess that can help you in a dire time, but when betrayed, can kill you on site. Born leader, not your ordinary woman, came to raise the expectations of women. Athena, the daughter of Zeus, goddess of wisdom and handicraft, are some of the characteristics attributed to her that will be explored. Athena is a force not to be reckoned with. Her birth was unbelievable, her role in Greek society was renowned, as well as in Roman society when she punished Arachne. Where is your
The Destructive Power of Love in Hesiod's Theogony Love is one of the most fundamental forces at work in Hesiod's Theogony.Ê Personified as Eros, Love is one of the first gods to appear.Ê Although he is parentless and fathers no children of his own, he plays catalyst to the reproductive creation of the world.Ê Just as the world is not perfect, however, so Eros is not an entirely benevolent power.Ê He affects all beings indiscriminately, which results in the proliferation of monsters and dark
powerful goddess when it came to members of the opposite sex. There are many origins to Aphrodite's birth. Some of them are: She arose full-grown out of the foam of the sea, She is the daughter of Zeus and Dionne, She is the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, which would make her a Titaness, or She is the daughter of Titans Oceanus and Tethys, making her an Oceanid. (Dittus 34-35) “The most common origin of her birth is her being foam-born, which is what her name means” (Parin 45). This origin says that
men. Gaia and the Titan Rhea rise up against their husbands in order to protect their children. Pandora, another woman in the Greek myths, shows that all evil comes from woman. Aphrodite, Gaia, Rhea, and Pandora cause the ancient Greek men to be suspicious of women because of her mischievous and wild behavior. In Hesiod’s
Gaia, one of the first Greek beings, gave birth to Ouranos by herself to “cover her all over, and to be an always safe home for the blessed gods.” (Theog. 127-8). She later married her son, Ouranos, and gave birth to Kronos. Ouranos hated all of his children from birth and banished them inside of Gaia so that they would never see the light (Theog. 157-8). Gaia, not happy with the way she and her children were being treated, used
Theogony’s Purpose: An Analysis of Hesiod’s Theogony Hesiod’s Theogony serves many purposes. One of his aims was to emphasize the strength of Zeus. Zeus was considered the ruler of all of the gods in Olympus, and was thus, portrayed by Hesiod to have tremendous strength. In Theogony, Zeus overcame countless obstacles to establish his rule. After defeating and overthrowing the Titans in a long battle, Gaea gets angry at his victory and conceives Typhoeus with Tartarus (Hesiod, Theogony, lines 823-826):
into a cuckoo but instead of raping her he simply woos her with his charm and then reveals himself and asks her to marry him and she accepts. One thing the tales have in common is that they were married on the isle of Crete. Being their grandmother Gaia gave them a wedding gift, an amazing garden full of golden apples and guarded by Hesperides and the Dragon Ladon who had one hundred heads. She then took her place alongside Zeus as the queen of the
Deception in Sophocles' Philoctetes and Hesiod's Theogony For many centuries, the art of deception has been a powerful tool for achieving goals, and it has spawned the ancient debate of the ends justifying the means. In the tragedy Philoctetes by Sophocles and in Hesiod's Theogony, there are many instances of deception, particularly on the part of men in the texts. For each of them, the deceit is justified as a means of building and maintaining a reputation or obtaining power. Ultimately
recap the surprising nature vs. nurture fight. The following pages will explain the highlights, but if you want to learn about this war in its entirety, you’ll find the blow-by-blow account available to the public in Connie Barlow’s collection, From Gaia to Selfish Genes, in a chapter entitled "Nature, Nurture, and Sociobiology." What began this brawl of the biologists? Was it a woman? No. Was it a war? No. It was a metaphor. And the metaphor states that society is an organism. This metaphor believes
which had its own problems. The Greeks believed chaos was one god that came first because he was the primal existence, after that came Mother earth (Gaia) and she was the one that created mountains high and low, she created rivers, lakes and even seas. After mother nature was Tartarus and he built his home in the underworld way below the world of Gaia. Chaos also created Eros out of love and he became the most handsome gods of them all. The Greeks thought these first gods which kind of made sense
a god. His father is Ouranos the god of the sky. His mother is Gaia who is mother earth herself. He was the youngest born titan. His brothers are all the titans. His spouse was Rhea goddess, of fertility, and motherhood. Their children include Zeus, Hestia, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, and Demeter. Kronos’s first major feat was the castration of his father. He, like his brothers the titans were imprisoned by Ouranos shortly after birth. Gaia did not like that he children were being imprisoned by Ouranos
families to act in forceful ways. Often times in Greek culture we forget about the wife, since she was often hidden the husband. In this situation many people don’t realize Gaia was the character that suffered because she was taken advantage of and forced to hide her children, without even having a say in the whole situation. Eventually Gaia realized this maltreatment needed to stop. She realized that she wasn’t strong enough on her own, so she asked her children for help. “Listen to me, children, and we