Greek Myth and Religion

Fall 2016

Greek Mythology and Religion

Listed in: Classics, as CLAS-121

Faculty

Sarah E. Olsen (Section 01)

Description

A survey of the myths of the gods and heroes of ancient Greece, with a view to their original context in Greek art and literature as well as their place in Greek religion. We will give particular attention to myths that live on in Western art and literature, in order to become familiar with the stories which were part of the repertory of later artists and authors. Three class hours per week.

Limited to 50 students. Fall semester. Visiting Professor Olsen.

Keywords

Attention to Writing, Transnational or World Cultures Taught in English

Course times and locations

CLAS 121 - L/D

Section 01
M 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 115
W 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 115
F 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 115

Textbooks

Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Comment	Book Store	Price
978-0143106296	The Aeneid	Penguin Classics	Virgil/ Knox, B.(ed.), Fagles, R. (tr.)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
978-0226308807	Euripides I	University of Chicago Press, 2013	Euripides/Grene, D., Lattimore, R. (ed.)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
978-0872203907	Oresteia	Hackett Publishing Co., Inc.	Aeschylus/ Meineck, P. (tr.)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
860-1404209468	The Odyssey of Homer	Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007	Homer/Lattimore, R. (tr.)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
978-0192804761	Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction	Oxford University Press, 2007	Morales, H.	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
978-0199537372	Metamorphoses	Oxford University Press, 2009	Ovid/Melville, A.D. (tr.)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
978-0226308982	Euripides V	University of Chicago Press,	Euripides/Grene, D., Lattimore, R., (ed.)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
9780226311517	Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)	University of Chicago Press	Sophocles	Required	Amherst Books	From $5.98-$16.24
978-0872201798	Works & Days and Theogony	Hackett Publishing Co., Inc., 1993	Hesiod/Lombardo, S. (tr.)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
978-0941051026	Aristophanes: Lysistrata	Focus Publishing, 1988	Aristophanes/ Henderson, J. (tr.)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD
9780801879838	The Homeric Hymns	Johns Hopkins Univeristy Press, 2004	Homer/Athanassakis, A. (tr)	Required	Amherst Books	TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2020