Powell, Chapter 11: go to his web site: click here
Leeming: The Apocalpyse:
• know these main characters and their stories
• what is culturally specific about their stories
• what is archetypal about their stories

Powell, Chapter 12: go to his web site: click here

• Powell, Chapter 19: go to his web site: click here

• Lecture:
• Make sure you know the meanings and the importance of xenia, (NB: Omit:  time, kleos, and arete)
• (NB: Omit:Know what the Heroic Code is--its aim and how one achieves the aim)
• FYI: contrary to Powell, Achilles does accept the ransom for Hector, minus items to clothe Hector's body

• Powell, Chapter 20: go to his web site: click here

• Powell, Chapter 21: go to his web site: click here
• Lecture:
• Intro. to the Odyssey: What type of poem is it? Whom is it ascribed to?  (NB Omit: When was it written (note that most disagree with Powell's dating)? ) How like the Iliad in composition; how is it organized; and who are the main characters?
• FYI: Odysseus builds a boat, not a raft, on which he sails from Calypso's island
• Odysseus & Penelope: What do they do to each other before they "recognize" each other, what do they do after the recognition, and what does Athena do for them then?
• Bk 24: When the souls of the suitors go to the underworld what does Agamemnon say there? Whom does Odysseus see after his evening with Penelope? What happens then? What does Athena do at the end of the Odyssey?
• What are some of the key themes of the Odyssey?

Powell, Chapter 14 (note typo in previous version): go to his web site: click here

Short Essay topic:

We saw earlier how the Greek portrayal of their goddesses reflected the Greek (male) view of Greek women in general. What do the feminine characters (excluding Penelope and Clytemestra) in the Greek heroic myths we have covered in class tell us about the Greek view of women? Restrict yourself to specific examples from one of the following: 1) the Trojan War Saga, 2) The Oresteia, 3) The Odyssey

 


Long Essay topics:

1. Heracles/Hercules: Disney obviously adapted the Greek myth of Heracles in its movie Hercules with current American culture in mind. Compare/contrast the Greek myth and the Disney movie from a thematic point of view--i.e. what themes from the Greek myth has Disney kept intact or changed or abandoned and/or what themes has Disney added. In your conclusion address why Disney did what it did. (Note: limit yourself to 2-4 themes of the possible themes). Make sure you give specific examples to back up your conclusions.

2. How are Clytemnestra, Penelope, and Megara (from the Disney movie) fitting mates for their mates, respectively? Make sure you give specific examples to back up your conclusions.