Monday Wednesday
Aug 25 27
Intro to course; The Nature of Myth


 The Nature of Myth: Powell, Ch 1
Origins & Creations: Powell, Ch 4

Sept 1 3
Labor Day
No Class

 Origins & Creations: Powell, Ch 5,
Leonard & McClure, pp 63-67, 76-79, & 87-90
8 10
Origins & Creations:
Leonard & McClure, pp 46-57, 68-75, & 92-99
pdf for Norse; pdf for Big Bang in Moodle

 Myths of the Olympian Gods: Powell, Ch 6-7.

Paper 1 due
15 17
Male Deities: Powell, Ch 7-8

 Hancock Symposium
22 24
Male Deities: Leonard & McClure, pp 208-220, 227-239 & 277-283

 Female Deities. Powell, Ch. 9

29 Oct 1
Exam 1

 Female Deities: Leonard & McClure, pp 122-132, 132-137, 147-154, 161-168; Powell, pp 218-223
6 8
Female Deities: Powell, Ch 10, pp 237-245 & 248-249, 258-266 (bring your book); pdf for Isis & Osiris; pdf for Cybele & Attis

 Female Deities: Powell, rest of Ch 10

Paper 2 due
13 15
No Class
Dr. Leuci out of town
 Greek Heroes,Powell, Ch 15 (Heracles)
20 22
Exam 2

 Greek Heroes: Powell, Ch 16 (myths of Athens)

Movie
27 29
Greek Heroes: Powell, Ch 17 (myths of Crete)
Movie continued		 Greek Heroes: Powell, Ch 12 The Underworld & Heroes

Nov 3 5
Greek Heroes: Jason, etc. Powell, Ch 19


 Trojan War: Powell, Ch 20

Paper 3 due
10 12
EXAM 3


 Trojan War & Agamemnon's Return: Powell, Ch 21
17 19
Odysseus' Return: Powell, Ch 22
Ch 12 Odysseus & the underworld

 Odysseus' Return: Powell, Ch 22

Paper 4 due
24 26
No Class: Thanksgiving Break

 No Class: Thanksgiving Break

Dec 1 3
Movie


 Movie

Paper 5 due
8
A Taste of Ancient Greece



Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Dec 8 9 10 11 12 13


Last day of classes




8:30 am
Exam 4 & Paper 6