Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples
permission to use image granted
Due dates for Units I & II
The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse
image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803
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Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples permission to use image granted |
Due dates for Units I & II |
The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803 |
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Jan 12
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Th
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No class: snow day |
| 17 | Tu | Introduction to Course; The Nature of Myth. |
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Th
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The Nature of Myth. Powell Ch. 1, continued; Origins & Creations, Powell, Ch 4; Leonard & McClure (63-76) |
| 24 | Tu | Origins and Creations: Powell, Ch 5; Leonard & McClure, 76-79 |
| 26 | Th | Origins & Creations: Leonard & McClure, Nogon, Nigeria (46-57), Norse, Iceland (60-62), Iroquois (68-75), Hindu, India (81-83) Mayan (92-99); Hebrew (87-9), Big Bang (see pdf in Moodle); also see chart in Moodle |
| 31 | Tu | Origins & Creations: continued |
| Feb. 2 | Th | Myths of the Olympian Gods: ; Zeus & Hera, Powell, Ch. 6. Writing Intensive Draft of Paper 1 Due (see link on Feb 2 for topics) |
| 7 | Tu | Myths of the Olympian Gods: The Male Deities, Powell, Ch 7 (Ch 7 in 4th-6th editions); Paper 1 due (click for topic) |
| 9 | Th | Myths
of the Olympian Gods: The Male Deities, Powell, Ch 8 (part
of Ch 7 in 4th-6th editions) |
| 14 | Tu | EXAM 1 (click for review sheet) |
| 16 | Th | Male Deities
& Tricksters: Leonard & McClure, Ch. 4 Hindu (208-220), Yoruba (227-232), Norse
(232-239); Ch 5 Yoruba (257-264),
Norse (277-283) |
| 21 | Tu | Female Deities: Leonard & McClure, Ch. 3: Hawaiian (122-132), Sioux (132-137), Vietnamese (147-154) |
| 23 | Th | Myths of the Olympian Gods: The Female Deities. Powell, Ch. 9 (Ch 8 in 4th-6th editions) |
| 28 | Tu | Myths of the Olympian Gods: The Female Deities., cont. Myths of Fertility (Demeter and the Great Mother). Powell, Ch. 10 (Ch 9 in 4th-6th editions) |
| Mar 1 | Th | Introduction to Heroic Myth, Powell, Ch. 13 (Ch 12 in 4th-6th); Greek Heroes: Heroes and the Underworld (focus on Odysseus, Orpheus, & Aeneas), Powell, Ch 12 (Ch 11 in ...), Paper 2 due (click for topic) |
| 6 | Tu | EXAM 2 (click for take-home version) (click for review sheet) |
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