Course Outline
Theme Activity Assignment
Week 1
Jan 19 Introductions "Myths around Us"
Jan 21 The historical background of myth "HeinrichSchliemann” Ch 1&2
Week 2
Jan 26 Myths of creation & generational “Non Classical traditions” Ch 3&4
upheaval; Zeus & mortals
Jan 28 The Olympian gods & their nature "The Olympian Gods in Art" Ch 5&6
Week 3
Feb 2 Poseidon, sea deities & monsters "Roman Fountains" Ch 7
Feb 4 Athena; "The Athenian Parthenon" Ch 8
Week 4
Feb 9 Aphrodite/Venus & Love "The Origin of Love" Ch 9
Feb 11 Test # 1
Week 5
Feb 16 Artemis/Diana, 1st museum report due Ch 10
Feb 18 Apollo, Asclepius "Tiber Island" Ch 11
Week 6
Feb 23 Hermes “Liminality” Ch 12
Feb 25 Dionysos “The Bacchae” Ch 13
Week 7
Mar 2 Demeter “Mystery religions” Ch 14
Mar 4 The Underworld “Orpheus and Eurydice” Ch 15-16
Week 8
Mar 9Test #2
Mar 11 The Theban Sagan “Oedipus’complex “ Ch 17
Week 9
No class
Week 10
Mar 23 The Mycenean Saga "Electra’s complex" Ch 18
Mar 25 The Trojan Saga and the Iliad “Homer and the Homeric Question” Ch 19
Week 11
Mar 30 The Returns and the Odyssey “Odysseus and his Fortune” Ch 20
Apr 1 Perseus “Gorgo/Medusa” Ch 21
Week 12
Apr 13 Test #3
Apr 15Herakles Herakles'Disney movie Ch 22
Week 13
Apr 20 Theseus Ch 23 2nd Museum report
Apr 22 Roman mythology Ch 26
Week 14
Apr 27 The Aeneid "The Augustean age" Ch. 26
Apr 30 Wrap up session and final review
FINAL EXAM TBA