vastreference.blogg.se - Greek myth academia

We strongly recommend that you try to find a little time each week to engage in the online conversations (at times that are convenient to you) as the forums are an integral, and very rewarding, part of the course and the online learning experience. From Iolkos to the land of the Doliones.The Twelve Labours and the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.From birth to madness: Herakles before the Labours.The Labours of Herakles: myth, art and ideology Interpreting the Prometheus/Pandora talesħ.Prometheus, Pandora and the culture-bringers.‘Multiple possibilities of misunderstanding’Ħ.Sophokles' Oedipus Rex, Freud and the psychoanalysis of myths

Hesiod: the origins of the Gods and the worldĥ.

Beneath the tales: allegory and comparative mythologyĤ.

Homer’s Odyssey: books 9-12, the ‘great wanderings’.

Homer’s Odyssey: books 5-8, Odysseus with the Phaiakians.

Homer’s Odyssey: books 1-4, the Telemachy.

Homer’s Odyssey, allegory and comparative mythology

The Trojan War: myth or damaged history?ģ.

The Trojan Horse and the Ilioupersis (‘Sack of Troy’).

Homer's Iliad, Troy and the historicity of myth What are Greek myths? How can we interpret them? Why are they still so powerful? How much history do they contain? How do they differ from legends and fairy tales? Who told them and why? Did the Trojan War really happen? What might lie behind the tales of Odysseus and the Cyclops, Prometheus, Perseus and Medusa, or the myth of Atlantis? Are the myths damaged history, allegories, or reflections of the inner workings of our minds? By going back to the original texts (in translation), and the analysis of ancient works of art, this course will explore some of these fascinating tales from the past and evaluate various ways in which scholars have tried to make sense of them from antiquity to the present day.įor information on how the courses work, and a link to our course demonstration site, please click here.Ģ. Listen to Steve Kershaw talking about the course What are Greek myths? Who told them and why? How can we interpret them? Why are they still so powerful? How much history do they contain? This course will explore these fascinating tales from the past and attempt to make sense of them.