(This Syllabus, like the menus at the better restaurants or the program at Lollapalooza, is subject to change. Still, I plan to follow it as closely as possible, and, unlike the chefs and impresarios, I will notify you in advance of any changes.)
| 5/6 | Introduction--Definitions, Scope, Method, and Early History |
| 5/8 | Creation of the Universe Hesiod, Theogony |
| 5/13 | Creation of Humankind. Hesiod, Works and Days |
| 5/15 | Heroic Saga: The Trojan Cycle Homer, Iliad,Books 1-3 Hesiod Test |
| 5/20 | Iliad, Bks 4-9 |
| 5/22 | Iliad, Bks 10-12 |
| 5/27 | Iliad,
Bks 13-17 Homer Test |
| 5/29 | Iliad, Bks 18-21 |
| 6/3 | Iliad, Bks 22-24 |
| 6/5 | Poseidon and
Hades Homeric Hymn to Poseidon; Homeric Hymn to Demeter Iliad Paper Due |
| 6/10 | Aphrodite and Eros;
Apollo and
Dionysus Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite (I); Homeric Hymn to Delian Apollo; HH to Pythian Apollo; HH to Dionysus |
| 6/12 | Greek Myths in Rome: The Warp and Woof of Ovid's Web Metamorphoses, Bks One and Two |
| 6/17 | Ovid's Trojan War, Metamorphoses, Bk Twelve |
| 6/19 | Various Stories from the Metamorphoses (Selections from Metamorphoses to be assigned) |
| 6/24 | Final. The final exam will be given in our classroom, during the regular class period. |
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Revised: May 6, 2003