History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 003 - Created In Our Image - Xenophanes Against Greek Religion
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Hera's Deception
- Hera seduces Zeus to distract him from the Trojan War.
- This allows the Greeks to injure Hector, angering Zeus.
Greek Mythology
- Cronus castrated his father Uranus, and Aphrodite was born from the resulting sea foam.
- The Greeks recounted these stories while still worshipping these gods.
Philosophical Engagement with Poetry
- Homer and Hesiod's poems held near-sacred status for the ancient Greeks.
- Greek philosophers critically engaged with these texts, similar to medieval philosophers with the Bible.