Fēlēs Cūriōsa, Stirps Deōrum - Capitulum Secundum

 

stirps2.1olim, pater in terra regnat. pater est Saturnus. pater non est Juppiter. pater est Saturnus.

 

 

 

Saturnus filiōs et filiās consumit. Juppiter non est pater. Saturnus est pater. Juppiter est filius! eheu!stirps2.2

 

 

 

stirps2.3Ops est mater. mater Jovem salvat. mater saxum non infantem dat patrī Saturnō. pater saxum, non infantem, consumit!

 

Juppiter in spelunculō habitat. nymphae Jovem curant. Juppiter adolescit.

 

 

 

stirps2.4

Juppiter patrem vincit. fratres et sorores in patre sunt. Juppiter fratres et sorores salvat. Juppiter venenum Saturno dat. Saturnus vomitat!stirps2.5

 

nunc Jupiter in caelō regnat. fratres et sorores regnant ubique.

 

stirps1.1

 

Discussion Questions

How would you answer these questions?

  • Why do we call these stories myths?
  • Do we believe these stories depict any part of the truth?
  • Did the Romans believe these stories depicted any part of the truth?

 

Text and artwork by Abbi Holt, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 License

 

 

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