Gorgon's head on a silver coin
used with permission

Classics 215:

Mythology
 

Spring 2010


The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse
image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803

Due dates for assignments for Units III & IV: Legends

Mar 2
Tu Introduction to Heroic Myth, Powell, Ch. 12;
4 Th Greek Heroes: Perseus, Powell, Ch. 13
9 Tu EXAM 2 (click for take-home version) (click for review sheet)
11 Th NO  CLASS. Assessment Day
16-18 Tu-Th Heracles Powell, Ch. 14; Movie; Paper 3 due  (click for topic)
23-25 Tu-Th NO  CLASS. Spring Break
30-Apr 1
Tu-Th
Greek Heroes: Theseus, & Jason, Powell, Ch. 15-16, pp. 422-440, 444-455, and Ch. 18, pp. 494-521.  Paper 4 due Thurs Apr 1 (click for topic)
6-8
Tu-Th
The Trojan War & the Fall of Troy, Powell, Ch. 19-20
13 Tu EXAM 3 (click for take-home version) (click for review sheet)
15 Th The Returns: Agamemnon, Powell, Ch. 20; Odysseus, Powell, Ch. 21;
20
Tu
The Return of Odysseus, Powell, Ch. 21
22 Th Movie; Paper 5 due (click for topic)
27
Tu Movie, continued
29
Th  A Taste of Ancient Greece
May 6
Th  8:30 am. Paper 6 (click for topic) &  Exam 4 (click for take-home version) (click for review sheet)

  
 
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