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September
| 9:
Introduction: The Nature and functions of mythical thought
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| 11:
Introduction: Theories of Myth
What are the major mythical theories (ways in which we interpret
myth)?
ERESERVE
READING: |
Morford,
Historical Background of Greek Mythology
Morford, Interpretation and
Definition of Classical Mythology |
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| 14:
Cosmogony and Theogony
Questions
for the Creation Myth
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| 16:
Cosmogony and Theogony
How
does the Theogony begin? Who are the first gods? What are the
main narrative sections of the poem (not the lists of names)?
| READING: |
Hesiod,
Theogony ACM
ACM, Appendix 1 |
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| 18:
Cosmogony and Theogony
Why is Zeus a successful monarch? Are there challenges to his
power? How does he mitigate those challenges?
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READING: |
Apollodorus,
A1-A2, D1-D2
ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses,
pgs. 3-5
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| 21:
Creation of Man: The Five Ages
What typifies the five ages of man and what do they signify
for humans?
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READING: |
Apollodorus, E2-E3 ACM
Hesiod, Works and
Days ACM pgs 164-167
Ovid, Metamorphoses,
pgs. 5-16 |
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| 23:
Creation of Man: Prometheus
What
is the significance of the two portions of meat with which Prometheus
tries to trick Zeus at Mekone? How does the sacrifice at Mekone
separate men and gods?
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READING: |
Apollodorus,
E1 ACM
Hesiod, Works and Days ACM pgs. 160-164
Theogony, lines 509-620 |
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| 25:
Creation of Man: Prometheus
Is
Prometheus a benefactor or a traitor? What does Prometheus represent?
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READING: |
Apollodorus,
H ACM
Aeschylus, Prometheus
Bound
Aeschylus, Prometheus Freed ACM
Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods, Prometheus and
Zeus
ACM
Theogony Images
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| 30:
The Gods: Zeus
Why
is Zeus king of the gods? What makes him an appealing monarch?
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READING: |
Homer,
Iliad 1:587-735, 16:499-548
Homer, Odyssey 1:25-52
Homeric Hymns, Hymn
to Zeus, 23 ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses,
pgs. 21-27, 40-45, 54-56, 64-66, 239
Xenophanes, Fragments ACM
Zeus Images |
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2:
The Gods: Poseidon
What kind of relationship do Zeus and Poseidon have?
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READING: |
Homer, Iliad 13:10-97,
400-419, 15:179-259
Homer, Odyssey 5: 309-547, 13:142-211
Homeric Hymns, Hymn to
Poseidon, 22 ACM
Poseidon Images
Today's
ID |
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| 5:
The Gods: Hephaestos and Ares
Why is Ares more appealing to Aphrodite than Hephaestus? How
can Ares sleep with his brother's wife?
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READING: |
Homer, Iliad 5: 437-445,
964-1042, 18: 430-720, 21:370-494
Homer, Odyssey 8: 300-410
Homeric Hymns, Hymn to Hephaestos, 20
ACM
Homeric Hymns, Hymn to Ares, 8
ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs. 86-87
Hephaistos and Ares Images
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|
| 7:
The Gods: Apollo
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READING: |
Apollodorus, B5 ACM
Homer, Iliad
1:1-60
Homeric Hymns, Hymn to Apollo, 3, 21, 25
ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs. 16-21,
45-48, 133-141, 237-238, 239-241
Apollo Images |
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9:
The Gods: Hermes
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READING: |
Homer, Iliad 24: 382-549,
789-818
Homer, Odyssey 5: 1-129
Homeric Hymns, Hymn to Hermes, 4, 18
ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs 50-54
Hermes Images |
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12:
The Goddesses: Hera and Aphrodite
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READING: |
Homer, Iliad 5:347-494,
14:187-421, 15:1-59
Homeric Hymns, Hymn to Aphrodite, 5, 6,
10 ACM
Homeric Hymns, Hymn
to Hera, 12 ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs. 86-93, 241-243,
251-258
Hera and Aphrodite Images
Today's
ID |
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| 14:
The Virgin Goddesses: Athena
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READING: |
Apollodorus, B4 ACM
Homer, Iliad
1: 61-261
Homer, Odyssey 13: 212-400
Homeric Hymns, Hymn to Athena, 11, 28
ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses,
pgs. 129-133
Athena Images
Passage
ID
Short Essay
Due on
a visual representation of a deity or myth |
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| 16:
The Virgin Goddesses: Artemis
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READING: |
Euripides, Hippolytos
Homer, Iliad
21: 533-590
Homeric Hymns, Hymn
to Artemis, 9, 27 ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs. 61-64
Artemis Images
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19:
The Gods: Dionysos
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READING: |
Apollodorus, M4
ACM
Euripides, Bacchae
Homeric
Hymns, Hymn to Dionysos, 1, 7, 26
ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs. 73-82
Dionysos Images
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21:
MIDTERM
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26:
Life after Death: Demeter-Kore (Persephone) and the Eleusinian
Mysteries
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READING: |
Homeric Hymns, Hymn to
Demeter, 2 ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs. 118-125
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| Prof.
Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, “Tragedy’s Women
as Subject and Object of the Gaze”, 5:30 pm Murray-Aikins
Dining Hall |
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28:
Life after Death: The Underworld and Hades
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30:
Life
after Death: Orpheus
Eurydice at JKB 23,24,25 and 29,30,31, Nov. 1
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READING: |
Apollodorus,
B2 ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses,
pgs. 234-237, 259-261
Vergil, Georgics 4 ACM |
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Orpheus
Images |
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October
November
2:
The
Hero: Perseus
| READING: |
Apollodorus, J1-J2
ACM
Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea Gods: 12 Danae
and Perseus in the Chest, ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses,
pgs. 100-114
Pherecydes, The Histories,
10, 11, & 12 ACM
Simonides, Perseus in
the Chest ACM
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ERESERVE
READING: |
Nisetich, Pythian
12
Perseus Images |
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4:
The
Hero: Herakles
READING:
ERESERVE
READING: |
Apollodorus, K1-K21
ACM
Euripides, Herakles
Homeric Hymns, Hymn
to Herakles, 15 ACM
Pindar, Nemean 1 |
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6:
The
Hero: Herakles
| READING: |
Ovid, Metamorphoses,
pgs. 209-219
|
ERESERVE
READING |
Ovid,
Heroides, Deianira to Hercules
Herakles Images |
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| 9:The
Hero: Theseus
| READING: |
Apollodorus,
L1-L2, N1-N7
ACM
Bacchylides, Dithyramb
17 ACM
Euripides, Herakles, Hippolytos
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs. 165-167, 181-190
Ovid, Heroides, Ariadne
to Theseus ACM
Plutarch, Life of Theseus
ACM |
| ERESERVE
READING: |
Fagles, Theseus
Theseus Images |
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| 11:The
Hero: Jason
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READING: |
Apollodorus,
G1-G5 ACM
Ovid, Metamorphoses,
pgs. 153-165
Ovid, Heroides, Medea
to Jason ACM |
ERESERVE
READING: |
Nisetich, Pythian
4
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| 13:
The
Hero: Jason
| READING: |
Euripides,
Medea
Ovid, Metamorphoses, pgs.
153-165
Ovid, Heroides, Medea
to Jason ACM
Jason Images |
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| 16:
Myth
of the House of Atreus
| READING: |
Aeschylus, Agamemnon
Pindar, Olympian 1
ACM
Short Essay Due
on Eurydice |
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| 18:
Myth
of the House of Atreus
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| 20:
Myth
of the House of Laius
| READING: |
Apollodorus, M1-M10
ACM
Callimachus, Hymn
to Athena ACM
Sophocles, Oedipus
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|
| 23:Myth
of the House of Laius
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| 30:
The Epic Cycles: The Iliad
| READING: |
Proclus,
Summaries of the Cyclic Epics ACM
Homer, Iliad 1 (review), 5.121-399, 6.138-600,
14 (review)
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Venus
de Milo clip |
December
2:
The
Epic Cycles: The Iliad
| READING: |
Homer,
Iliad 1.390-412, 3.428-523, 6.405-434, 462-600, 9.240-270,
391-420, 11.707-775, 961-1015, 14.187-421, 16.1-120, 18.1-160,
22.341-476 (This is about 30 pages total)
Bring ACM to class |
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| 4:
The
Epic Cycles: The Iliad
| READING: |
Homer,
Iliad 24
Ovid, Heroides,
Briseis to Achilles ACM
Iliad Images |
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| 7:
The
Epic Cycles: The Odyssey
| READING: |
Homer, Odyssey 1, 5, 6, 9, 10
Theocritus, Idylls 11
ACM |
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| 9:
The
Epic Cycles: The Odyssey
| READING: |
Homer,
Odyssey 13, 16-17
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11:
The Epic Cycles: The Odyssey
| READING: |
Homer,
Odyssey 19, 21-23
Ovid, Heroides,
Penelope to Ulysses ACM
Odyssey Images
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Final Projects and Papers Due |
| December 15:
Final Exam 1:30-4:30 Palamountain 202 |
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