Classics 2000 Greek Mythology Fall 2013

Section 003 MWF 8:30

Instructor
Curt Mayes
436 Manoogian (via 431)
313-!!-"!06 (o##ice $ours only)
%##ice &ours: 8:00-8:30 an' 10:30-10:4 MWF
e-(ail: a'"48!)*ayne+e'u
Course Description
,-y.ical (yt$s relate' to religion/ custo(/ et$ics/
.$iloso.$y/ art/ literature+0
Course Outcomes: Skills
Stu'ents in C12 2000 *ill:
1+ un'erstan' *$at constitutes .ri(ary sources #or t$e
stu'y o# 3ree4 an' 5o(an civili6ation/ an' reali6e
t$e c$allenges in$erent in our reliance on 7nglis$
translations8
2+ 'e(onstrate an un'erstan'ing o# t$e literary sources
9y su((ari6ing or .ara.$rasing t$e(/ or ans*ering
:uestions 9ase' on t$e(8
3+ 'e(onstrate t$e a9ility to :uote .ri(ary sources
a..ro.riately *it$in t$eir *riting an' to .ro.erly
cite t$ose sources using t$e stan'ar' (et$o'ology o#
Classics8
4+ un'erstan' t$e nature o# non.ri(ary (aterials use' in
t$e course/ inclu'ing te;t9oo4s an' ot$er secon'ary
(aterials8
+ recogni6e an' 'escri9e larger structural .atterns in
t$e (yt$ology+
Course Outcomes: Content
%n tests/ class 'iscussions an' *ritten assign(ents/
stu'ents in C12 2000 *ill:
1+ 'e(onstrate 4no*le'ge an' un'erstan'ing o# t$e
narrative content o# Classical (yt$s8
2+ a..ly ancient an' (o'ern critical an' inter.retative
t$eories to t$e (yt$s8
3+ evaluate 'i##erent ren'itions o# t$e stories in
various (e'ia/ 9ot$ sync$ronically an' 'iac$ronically
4+ 'e(onstrate an un'erstan'ing o# t$e various
categories o# .ri(ary sources #or (yt$s8
+ 'evelo. an un'erstan'ing o# t$e 3reco-5o(an *orl'vie*
as it is o##ere' 9y t$eir (yt$ology/ an' $o* t$at
9elie# syste( 'i##ers #ro( our o*n+
Course Texts
1+ &esio'+ Theogony; Works and Days+ -rans+ M+ 1+ West+
%;#or': %;#or' <=/ 1"88+ =rint+
2+ The Homeric Hymns: A Verse Translation+ -rans+ -$el(a
Sargent+ >e* ?or4: >orton/ 1"!3+ =rint+
3+ Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of
Aollodor!s+ -rans+ Mic$ael Si(.son+ @ra*ings 9y 1eonar'
Aas4in+ 2($erst: < o# Massac$usetts =/ 1"!6+ =rint+
Course Requirements
1+ 2tten' class regularly+ 2tten'ance *ill 9e ta4en 9ut is
not a gra'e' co(.onent+
2+ Co(.lete all assigne' rea'ings an' 9e .re.are' #or
'iscussion+
3+ =re.are an' 'eliver one class .resentationB.a.er+
4+ -a4e one :ui6 an' t$ree e;a(inations+
Course Grading
1+ -$ere *ill 9e an ,early .rogress assess(ent0 :ui6/ *ort$
10C o# your #inal gra'e+
2+ ?ou *ill (a4e a class .resentation an' su9(it a .a.er on
a c$osen to.ic/ *ort$ 1C o# your #inal gra'e+
3+ -$e t$ree e;a(inations are eac$ *ort$ 2C o# your #inal
gra'e+
4+ 7;a(s (isse' *it$out .rior consultation *it$ (e can 9e
(a'e u. on a limited 9asis+ Dn (ost cases a .enalty *ill 9e
assesse'+ Stu'ents *$o (iss e;a(s (ust contact (e at t$e
earliest .ossi9le (o(ent to e;.lain an' resc$e'ule+ D# t$e
e;a(s $ave alrea'y 9een returne' to t$e class/ t$e stu'ent
*ill 9e given an essay e;a(+
+ 7;a( gra'es *ill not 9e curve'+ Final gra'es *ill 9e
curve' as nee'e'+
6+ >o ot$er #actors *ill 9e use' to 'eter(ine your #inal
gra'e+ >o ,e;tra cre'it0 assign(ents *ill 9e a..rove'+
!+ -$e gra'ing scale is as #ollo*s:
2 "4-100 2- "1-"3
AE 88-"0 A 84-8! A- 81-83
CE !8-80 C !4-!! C- !1-!3
@E 68-!0 @ 64-6! @- 61-63
F 0-60
8+ -$e gra'e o# ,D0 *ill not 9e given in t$is course+ D#
you are una9le to co(.lete t$e class/ you (ust o##icially
*it$'ra* 9y o!em"er # to avoi' a .ro9a9le #ailing gra'e+
Course Schedule
@ate Su9FectB5ea'ing
2ug 28 Dntro'uction
30 W$at is Myt$G
Se. 4 W$at 'oes Myt$ MeanG
6 -$e %rigin o# t$e 3o'sB-$eogony/ ..+ 3-6
" -$e %rigin o# t$e 3o'sB-$eogony/ ..+ 6-"
11 -$e %rigin o# t$e 3o'sB-$eogony/ ..+ "-16
13 -$e %rigin o# t$e 3o'sB-$eogony/ ..+ 16-21
16 Hui68 -$e %rigin o# t$e 3o'sBWor4s an' @ays/ ..+
3!-42
18 -$e %rigin o# t$e 3o'sB-$eogony/ ..+ 21-2!
20 -$e %rigin o# t$e 3o'sB-$eogony/ ..+ 2!-33
23 -$e %ly(.ian 3o's
2 Ieus/ &era/ &estiaB&o(eric &y(ns 23/12/24/2"
2! (continue')
30 &e.$aestus/ 2.$ro'ite/ 2resB&o(eric &y(ns 20//6/
10/8
%ct 2 (continue')
4 @e(eterB&o(eric &y(ns 13/2
! @ionysusB&o(eric &y(ns 1/!/26
" =osei'onB&o(eric &y(n 22
11 7;a( J1
14 2t$enaB&o(eric &y(ns 11/28
16 2.olloB&o(eric &y(ns 3a/39/21/2
18 2rte(isB&o(eric &y(ns "/2!
21 &er(esB&o(eric &y(ns 4/18/2"
23 -$e &ero
2 KasonB1i9rary/ c$+ 3
28 (continue')
30 =erseusB1i9rary/ c$+ 4
>ov 1 (continue')
4 &eraclesB1i9rary/ c$+
6 (continue')
8 7;a( J2
11 -$e9an SagaB1i9rary/ c$+ 6
13 (continue')
1 -$eseusB1i9rary/ c$s+ 8/ "
18 (continue')
20 Mycenaean SagaB1i9rary/ c$+ 10
22 (continue')
2 -roFan SagaB1i9rary/ c$+ !
@ec 2 -roFan SagaB1i9rary/ c$+ 11
4 -roFan SagaB1i9rary/ c$+ 12
6 %'ysseusB1i9rary/ c$+ 13
" -$e 1ast &ero
11 7;a( J3 (8:00-":30)