Monday Wednesday Friday
Jan 11 13 15
Intro to course

 Class canceled
Dr. Leuci sick		 The Nature of Myth: Maurizio, Ch 1
Assignment: Syllabus quiz in Moodle
18 20 22
Martin Luther King Day:

No class
 The Nature of Myth: Maurizio, Ch 1, continued

 Creation: Maurizio, Ch 2.1–2.2 (excluding The Theogony
25 27 29
Creation: Maurizio, Ch 2 The Theogony, pp 55-76

 Creation: Maurizio, Ch 2.3; Leonard & McClure, Ch 2 (Norse, Maya), Ch 3 (Vietnamese)
 Zeus & Hera: Maurizio, Ch 3.1–3.2
Paper 1

Feb 1 3 5
Zeus: Maurizio, Ch 2 Prometheus Bound, pp 118–125 Flood Myths: Maurizio, Ch 3.3; Leonard & McClure, Ch 2 (Hindu, Norse, Maya)

 Demeter & Hades: Maurizio, Ch 4.1 (excluding Hymn 2: To Demeter)
8 10 12
Demeter & Hades: Maurizio, Ch 4.1 continued

 Exam 1

 Presidents' Day Holiday
No class
15 17 19
Demeter & Hades: Maurizio, Ch 4.1, Hymn 2: To Demeter, pp 163–174

 Mother Goddesses: Maurizio, Ch 4.3;
Leonard & McClure, Ch 2 (Iroquios),
pdf (Egyptian)		 Aphrodite, Hephaestus, & Ares: Maurizio, Ch 5.1
Paper 2
22 24 26
Aphrodite, Hephaestus, & Ares: Maurizio, Ch 5.1, Hymn 5: To Aphrodite; Leonard & McClure, Ch 3 (Hawaiian)
 5.3 Comparison (Ishtar);
earlier version (click here)
Interpretation of Myth: 4.2 & 5.2		 Finish Ch 5 & web (click here)
Athena & Poseidon: Maurizio, Ch 6.1

29 Mar 2 4
Athena & Poseidon: Maurizio, Ch 6.1 (excluding myth)

 Athena & Poseidon: Maurizio, Ch 6.1 (myth), 6.2, & 6.3

 Hermes & Hestia: Maurizio, Ch 7.1 (excluding myth)
7 9 11
Hermes & Hestia: Maurizio,7.1 Hymn 4: To Hermes
Ch 7.2
 Exam 2


 Hermes & Hestia: Maurizio, Ch 7.3 (Egypt); Leonard & McClure, Ch 5 (Ga, Yoruba, Lipan Apache, Blackfoot, Norse)
14 16 18
Artemis & Apollo: Maurizio, Ch 8

 Artemis & Apollo: Maurizio, Ch 8

 Artemis & Apollo: Maurizio, Ch 8; Leonard & McClure, TBD
Paper 3
21 23 25
Dionysus: Maurizio, Ch 9

 Dionysus: Maurizio, Ch 9

 Achilles: Maurizio, Ch 9
Paper 4
28 30 Apr 1
Spring Break

No class
 Spring Break

No class
 Spring Break

No class

4 6 8
Achilles: Maurizio, Ch 10.1-2 (minus primary text)

 Exam 3


 Achilles: Maurizio, Ch 10, continued
11 13 15
Achilles: Maurizio, Ch 10 (Homer); Leonard & McClure, Ch 5 (Oceania)
Movie
 Medea: Maurizio, Ch 11.1–3
Movie
 Medea: Maurizio, Ch 11, continued
Movie
Paper 5
18 20 22
Odysseus and Quest Heroes: Maurizio, Ch 12.1

 Odysseus and Quest Heroes: Maurizio, Ch 12.1 & 12.3 (pp 562–574 and 586–593)

 Odysseus and Quest Heroes: Maurizio, Ch 12.2
Movie
25 27 29
Iphigenia and Quest Heroines: Maurizio, Ch 13
Movie
 Iphigenia and Quest Heroines: Maurizio, Ch 13
Movie
 Taste of Ancient Greece & Rome



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3 pm: final (in class or take-home)
paper 6 due