Myths of the Olympian gods: Male Deities
- Powell, Chapter 7
- birth: Leto, Hera, Zeus, Delos, Apollo
- oracle: Telephusa, Delphi, Pytho, Pythia
- loves: Cassandra, Sibyl at Cumae, Daphnê, Coronis
- son: Asclepius
- Powell, Chapter 8 (also 7 in 4th-6th editions)
- Hephaestus, Hera, Zeus, Ares, Aphrodite, Poseidon
- Hermes, Zeus, Maia, Apollo, Argus, caduceus, psychopompos
Myths of "The Male Divine" and One Trickster
- Hindu: Arjuna, Krishna, Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra, karma, dharma, yoga, bhakti, jnana (L & M, Ch 4, 208-220)
- Yoruba: Olorun, Orunmila, Eshu, orishas, Agemo, Divining Bag (L & M, Ch 4, 227-231)
- Norse: Asgard, Odin, Thor, Hrungnir, Magni, Mjollnir, Groa, Golden Mane, Sleipnir, Mist Calf, Thialfi, whetstone (hone), Stone Fence House (L & M, Ch 4, 232-239)
- Norse: Thor, Loki, Sif, the dwarfs Brokk & Eitr, dwarves-the sons of Ivaldi, Mjollnir, Sif's "hair", other gifts (L & M, Ch 5, 277-283)
Myths of the Olympian gods: Female Deities
- Powell, Chapter 9 (8 in 4th-6th editions):
- Hestia, hearth, Dionysus
- Aphrodite, Cypris, Hermaphroditus, Pygmalion, Cinyras, Myrrha, Anchises, Aeneas, Zeus, Hera, punishment
- Artemis, Zeus, Leto, Potnia Therôn, Niobê, Actaeon,
- Athena, Zeus, Arachne, Poseidon, aegis
- Powell, Chapter 10 (9 in 4th-6th editions) & pdfs in Moodle:
- Demeter, Persephone, Hades, Pomegranate, Eleusis, Hermes, Helius, Zeus
- Eleusinian Mysteries (& class notes): Telesterion, Eleusis, Eleusinion, Agora, fish, pomegranate, kykeon
- Inanna, Dumuzi, Enki, Ereshkigal, the Anunnaki gods
- Isis, Osiris, Typhon, Horus, chest, Byblus, child & child prophecy (Plutarch's version; pdf in Moodle)
- Cybele, Great Mother, Agdus, Acdestis, pomegranate tree + Nana, Liber, Attis, self-castration (Arnobius' version; pdf in Moodle)
- Aphrodite, Adonis, anemone, Myrrha
Myths of "The Female Divine"
- Hawaiian: Pe-le, Hi-i-aka, Lo-hi-au, ho-po-e, lehau, Kane-milo-hai, incantation (L & M, Ch 3, 122-132)
- Sioux: wakan, Ptesan-Wi (White Buffalo Calf Woman), chanunpa, Lakota (L & M, Ch 3, 133-137)
- Vietnamese: Ivory Egg, Red Egg, Au Co, Nagaraja (Dragon Prince or Lac Dragon) (L & M, Ch 3, 147-154)
- Greek: Diana, Jove, Juno, Callisto & Arcus (bears, constellations) (L & M, Ch 3, 161-168)
Possible Essay Questions:
- Source material: Powell, Ch 7-10; L & M, pp 122-137, 147-154, 208-220, 227-239, & 277-283, 285-301; the pdfs in Moodle by Plutarch & Arnobius
- Prompt: One of the key poles around which Greek life was centered was the local community. In many ways the myths which we have studied in this unit (see above) can be looked upon as defining the individual's place within this local community. Discuss with respect to men or women, using primary source material from 2-3 chapters (and/or pdfs) we have covered this unit. In your essay you must look at both Greek culture and a non-Greek culture.
- Source material: Homeric Hymn to Apollo, Homeric Hymn to Hermes, Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, Homeric Hymn to Demeter, the Hindu myth (L & M 208-220), the 2 Norse myths (L & M 232-239, 277-283), Hawaiian myth of Ma-ui (L & M pp 285-301).
- Prompt: Another key pole around which Greek life was centered was the individual (and his pursuit of success, fame, and glory). In many ways the myths which we have studied in this unit (see above) can be looked upon as defining the ways a male can pursue success, fame, and glory. Discuss for both Greek culture and a non-Greek culture.
