Myth could be defined as one way a given culture attempts to solve, or at least express, some problem in that culture. Studying any culture's mythology offers us a way to learn how that culture views itself, and implicitly gives us a new way to look at our own culture. Studying Greek mythology also gives us access to some of the foundational myths of Western civilization. This course aims to familiarize the student with the major characters and stories of Greek mythology, as well as to give the student the ability to interpret myth in a number of different ways. You are responsible for all material assigned as homework and all material discussed in lectures.
Students are responsible for attending all classes and for all assigned readings.
Regular quizzes will test your mastery of readings and lecture material. There will also be a midterm and a final exam. Aeschylus, Oresteia , trans. Euripides, Ten Plays of Euripides, trans. There will be four quizzes, a midterm, and a final.