Classical Mythology

Classical Mythology Course Odysseus among the Sirens Completion status: About halfway there. You may help to clarify and expand it. A mosaic from Tunesia showing the sea god Pontus. Introduction Welcome to the Classical Mythology course, a part of the School of Comparative Mythology at Wikiversity! This course provides a general introduction to the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome, including an overview of myth theories and brief looks at other mythologies, such as in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to: define myths and distinguish them from other narrative forms. narrate basic events of Greek mythology, such as the creation of the world through the creation of people. identify and describe the Olympians and other important deities. compare Greek and Roman mythologies to each other use modern theories of myth to explain ancient myths connect Greek and Roman mythologies to other mythologies in the Mediterranean world and beyond expand this course with their own independent modules about Classical Myth Lessons    Conceptual Overviews: What is a myth? Historical Background The Birth of the Gods Creation of Humans The Gods: Zeus Apollo Hermes and Hephaestus Love, Fertility and Power: Aphrodite Warlike Women: Athena and Artemis Demeter -- Vegetable Fertility Dionysus -- Identity />The Heroes: Orpheus Heracles Theseus and the Minotaur Oedipus and Thebes Jason and the Argonauts Perseus Epics of War: The Origin of the Trojan War Achilles and The Iliad The Fall of Troy The Return of Agamemnon The Adventures of Odysseus Odysseus in the Land of the Dead The Return of Odysseus Roman Mythology: Roman Myth and Legend Aeneas Romulus and Remus to Julius Caesar The Survival of Classical Mythology Primordials

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Instructor This course is a collaborative project by the students of HU-301 at Capitol College. If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact Kenmayer.

Mythology Resources Major Sites about Greek Mythology THEOI Greek Mythology includes a complete translation of Apollodorus's Library of Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Link an impressive collection of materials Greek Mythology.COM Greek Myth Index Greek Mythology article in Wikipedia Ancient Sources for Greek myths in English Translation Hesiod, Theogony Ovid Metamorphoses Homer The Iliad and in a modern translation here Homer The Odyssey and in a modern translation here Vergil The Aeneid Aeschylus' Oresteia General Introductions to Greek Mythology in Print Mark P. O. Morford, Classical Mythology, Oxford University Press, 1999. Barry B. Powell. Classical Myth, Pearson College Division, 2011. William Hansen, William F. Hansen, Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans, Oxford University Press, 2005. Walter Burkert, Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical Wiley-Blackwell, 1991. on Amazon Theories of Myth Interpretation Eric Csapo, Theories of Mythology, Wiley, 2005 Bruce Lincoln, Theorizing Myth: Narrative, Ideology, and Scholarship, University of Chicago Press, 1999 Andrew Von Hendy, The Modern Construction of Myth, Indiana University Press, 2002 Myth as Thought: Modern Theory and Myth Theories of Myth Interpretation Study Guide, Powell Classical Myth Nadia Sels Myth, Mind and Metaphor:On the Relation of Mythology and Psychoanalysis Ways of Interpreting Myth Theory of Myth - Monmouth College APPROACHES TO MYTH: THE SEARCH FOR THE UNIVERSAL THEORY Interpreting Myth flashcards | Quizlet WAYS OF INTERPRETING MYTH References Classical Mythology Course Odysseus among the Sirens