Tuesday Thursday
Aug 22
Intro to course; The Nature of Myth
27 29
The Nature of Myth: Powell, Ch 1

Origins & Creations: Powell, Ch 4
 Origins & Creations: Powell, Ch 5,
Leonard & McClure, pp 63-67, 76-79, & 87-90

Sept 3 5
Origins & Creations:
Leonard & McClure, pp 46-57, 68-75, & 92-99

 Origins & Creations:
pdf for Norse; pdf for Big Bang in Moodle
10 12
Myths of the Olympian Gods: Powell, Ch 6

 Male Deities: Powell, Ch 7
Paper 1 due
17 19
Symposium on Democracy Male Deities: Powell, Ch 8
24 26
Male Deities: Leonard & McClure, pp 208-220, 227-239 & 277-283

 Exam 1

Oct 1 3
Female Deities. Powell, Ch. 9 Female Deities: Powell, Ch 10
8 10
Female Deities: Powell, Ch 10, continued


 Female Deities: Leonard & McClure, pp 122-137, 147-154

Paper 2 due
15 17
Introduction to Heroic Myth, Powell, Ch. 13


 Greek Heroes: Oedipus, Powell, Ch. 18
22 24
Exam 2

 Greek Heroes: Powell, Ch 15 (Heracles)

Movie
29 31
Greek Heroes: Theseus, Powell, Ch 16 and part of Ch 17: "Theseus and the Minotaur"

Movie continued

 Greek Heroes: Powell, Ch 12 The Underworld & Heroes

Nov 5 7
Greek Heroes: Jason, etc. Powell, Ch 19


 Trojan War: Powell, Ch 20

Paper 3 due
12 14
EXAM 3


 Trojan War & Agamemnon's Return: Powell, Ch 21
19 21
Odysseus' Return: Powell, Ch 22
Ch 12 Odysseus & the underworld
 Odysseus' Return: Powell, Ch 22 & Movie
Paper 4 due
26 28
No Class: Thanksgiving Break

 No Class: Thanksgiving Break

Dec 3 5
Movie


 Movie

Paper 5 due
10 14
A Taste of Ancient Greece


 Saturday 8:30am Final Exam

Paper 6 also due at 8:30am