OFFICE HOURS:  WF 12-12:30; T 11:00-12:00, and by appointment.
 

TEXTS:  Hesiod,  The Works and Days, Theogony, The Shield of Herakles(Lattimore translation)
              Homer, The Odyssey (Fagles translation)
             D. Grene & R. Lattimore,  Greek Tragedies (volume 1; contains Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Oedipus the King,
                  Antigone, Hippolytus)
              Ovid,  Metamorphoses (Humphries translation)
             S. Shelmerdine,  The Homeric Hymns
 

STUDENT LEARNING GOALS:

By the end of the course you should be able to:

    1.  Identify the major characters of Greek mythology.

    2.  Describe the influence of Greek mythology on later European culture.

    3.  Compare and contrast the religious assumptions and beliefs of the ancient Greeks to
         those found in contemporary societies.

    4.  Discuss the connections between Greek mythology and Greek religious practice.

    5.  Discuss the effects (possible or actual) of these assumptions, beliefs, etc. on the social and personal
         behavior of people living in those societies.
 

GRADES:  Final grades will be determined as follows:
 
 

The first midterm will cover everything up through October 1, and the second midterm will cover the material from
October 8 to October 31.  The final exam will be cumulative.

QUIZZES AND EXAMS:  See the schedule for the dates of the midterm exams and the final.  During the semester
we will have approximately 10 unannounced quizzes covering the reading assignment for that day and the
previous day’s lecture.  There will be no make-up quizzes for any reason.  IF YOU MISS A QUIZ, YOU WILL
RECEIVE A ZERO.  If you arrive to class late and the quiz has already started, you may take the quiz but
you must hand it in with everybody else.  If you arrive after the quiz has been handed in, you will not be allowed
to take it.  I will drop your two lowest quiz grades.

GRADING POLICIES:  Please bear in mind that your final grade is not negotiable.  If I make an error in figuring your grade on
a test or at the end of the term, I'll be happy to correct my mistake promptly.  Otherwise, your average on the quizzes and
tests as determined by the table above will be your final grade in the course.  Please do not ask me to change a grade just
because you're not happy with it.

ATTENDANCE:  Poor attendance may result in your being dropped from the class.  All reading assignments
should be completed by the class period for which they are due.

EXTRA CREDIT:  There will be no extra credit in this class.

OTHER INFORMATION:  Please make sure you have read and understood the Academic Integrity Policy (it can be found at http://www.uncg.edu/saf/studiscp/Honor.html).  I will ask you to sign the Academic Integrity Pledge on all graded work.
 
 

August

Date	Topic	Assignment
Tuesday  19	Introduction:    Who were the Greeks?    What is myth?    Theories of myth
Thursday  21	Cosmogony	Theogony L 1-157
Tuesday 26	Creation of Humans	Theogony L 158-634; 881-900
Thursday 28	More on Creation	Metamorphoses P 3-16

September

Date	Topic	Assignment
Tuesday 2	The Gods:  Zeus & Hera	Metamorphoses P 21-27; 40-45; 54-56; 200-04; 239 (Ganymede)
Thursday 4	The Gods:  Athena Artemis Aphrodite	Homeric Hymn 5
Tuesday 9	The Gods:  Athena Artemis Aphrodite	Homeric Hymn 5
Thursday 11	The Gods: Poseidon Hades Apollo	Homeric Hymn 3
Tuesday 16	The Gods: Ares Hermes Hephaistos Hestia	Homeric Hymn 4
Thursday 18	The Gods: Ares Hermes Hephaistos Hestia	Homeric Hymn 4
Tuesday 23	The Gods:  Demeter	Homeric Hymn 2
Thursday 25	The Gods:  Demeter Dionysus	Metamorphoses P 73-80
Tuesday 30	Dionysus	no assignment

October

Date	Topic	Assignment
Thursday 2	MIDTERM EXAM 1	STUDY!
Tuesday 7	The Trojan War The Epic Cycle Odysseus	Odyssey B 1
Thursday 9	Odysseus	Odyssey B 2-4
Tuesday 14	FALL BREAK
Thursday 16	Odysseus	Odyssey B 5-8
Tuesday 21	Odysseus	Odyssey B 9-12
Thursday 23	Odysseus	Odyssey B 13-18
Tuesday 28	Odysseus	Odyssey B 19-24
Thursday 30	Trojan War:  Other Homecomings	Agamemnon

November

Date	Topic	Assignment
Tuesday  4	MIDTERM EXAM 2	STUDY!
Thursday 6	The Heroic Age: Jason and the Argonauts	Metamorphoses P 153-67
Tuesday 11	The Heroic Age: Jason and the Argonauts	Metamorphoses P 153-67
Thursday 13	The Heroic Age: Theseus	Metamorphoses  P 187-90 Hippolytus (in Greek tragedy book)
Tuesday 18	The Heroic Age: Herakles	Metamorphoses P 209-19
Thursday 20	The Heroic Age: Perseus	Metamorphoses P 101-14 (middle of the page)
Tuesday 25	The Theban Cycle	Oedipus the King (in Greek tragedy book)
Thursday 27	THANKSGIVING

December

Date	Topic	Assignment
Tuesday 2	Odds & Ends: Pyramus and Thisbe Orpheus and Eurydice Tereus and Procne Echo and Narcissus Atalanta	Metamorphoses P 83-85; 234-37; 259-61; 143-51 (middle of the page); 67 (bottom of the page)-73; 252-57
Thursday 4	Conclusion	no assignment
Thursday 11 8-11 a.m.	FINAL EXAM	STUDY!!!