Course Outline
Theme Activity Assignment
Week 1
Jan 13 Introductions "Myths around Us"
Jan 15 The historical background of myth "HeinrichSchliemann” Ch 1&2
Week 2
Jan 20 Myths of creation & generational “Non Classical traditions” Ch 3&4
upheaval; Zeus & mortals
Jan 22 The Olympian gods & their nature "The Olympian Gods in Art" Ch 5&6
Week 3
Jan 27 Poseidon, sea deities & monsters "Roman Fountains" Ch 7
Jan 29 Athena; "The Athenian Parthenon" Ch 8
Week 4
Feb 3 Aphrodite/Venus & Love "The Origin of Love" Ch 9
Feb 5 Test # 1
Week 5
Feb 10 Artemis/Diana, 1st museum report due Ch 10
Feb 12 Apollo, Asclepius "Tiber Island" Ch 11
Week 6
Feb 17 Hermes “Liminality” Ch 12
Feb 19 Dionysos “The Bacchae” Ch 13
Week 7
Feb 24 Demeter “Mystery religions” Ch 14
Feb 26 The Underworld “Orpheus and Eurydice” Ch 15-16
Week 8
March 3 no class
March 5 no class
Week 9
Mar 10 10 Test #2
Mar 12 The Theban Sagan “Oedipus’complex “ Ch 17
Mar 17 Spring break
Mar 19 Spring break
Week 10
Mar 24 The Mycenean Saga "Electra’s complex" Ch 18
Mar 26 The Trojan Saga and the Iliad “Homer and the Homeric Question” Ch 19
Week 11
Mar 31 The Returns and the Odyssey “Odysseus and his Fortune” Ch 20
Apr 2 Perseus “Gorgo/Medusa” Ch 21
Apr 4 Herakles Herakles'Disney movie Ch 22 Make up day for Easter Monday Apr 21
Week 12
Apr 7 Test #3
Apr 9 Theseus Ch 23 2nd Museum report
Week 13
Apr 14 Roman mythology Ch 26
Apr 16 The Aeneid "The Augustean age" Ch. 26
Week 14
Apr 23 Wrap up session and final review
FINAL EXAM TBA