Mythology

=Myth and Lang=

= = =WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY?= a. Expectations and Focus b. Why Study Myth? c. What do we already know or think about? d. Defining Mythology e. Suspending Disbelief f. What do you want to know?
 * Syllabus**
 * Course Overview and Introduction**

=** GREEK MYTH: WHAT DO MYTHS SAY ABOUT US? **= a. Explanatory functions of myths b. Myth teaching lessons: e.g., Odysseus and Polyphemus c. Freud – myths are subconscious desires d. Jung – archetypes and collective unconscious e. Animism and Anthropomorphism = = =WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM FAMILY TREES (BOTH THE GODS AND OUR OWN)?=

Blank Greek Family Tree Handout

=**WORLD CREATION MYTH**= a. PART 1: Anthropomorphism: pros and cons of human-like gods b. Universe is “born” c. Cosmology and Theogony d. Chaos e. Sun>Hyperion>Helios f. Helios, Clymene, and Phaethon story g. PART 2: Hesiod and Ovid h. Weltanschauung and its effect on myths i. Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, Night, Eros j. Uranus, Pontus, and mountains

=**HUMAN CREATION**= a. Zeus b. Prometheus, Epimetheus, Pandora c. Hesiod’s Ages of Human Kind d. Gold, Silver, Bronze, (Age of Heroes), Iron e. Studying Greek and Roman Gods names

=TITANOMACHY= Templates and patterns: - Uranus and Gaia - Cronus and Rhea - Zeus and Hera

=**THE OLYMPIANS**=
 * 1) Zeus
 * 2) Poseidon
 * 3) Hades
 * 4) Demeter
 * 5) Hera
 * 6) Hestia
 * 7) Hermes
 * 8) Ares
 * 9) Aphrodite
 * 10) Apollo
 * 11) Artemis
 * 12) Dionysus

a. Gaia gives birth to Pontus, Oceanus, etc. b. Poseidon c. Iris, Harpies, Gorgons and Medusa d. Triton e. Charybdis f. Pegasus g. Polyphemus
 * Sea Gods **

a. Descent into the Underworld b. Hades and Persephone c. Punishments: Sisyphus, Tantalus, etc.
 * Underworld Gods **


 * ...Remaining Olympians **

=** CLASSICAL HEROES **= a. Perseus b. Hercules c. Theseus d. Atalantis e. Jason

=**FAMOUS GREEK MYTHS**= a. Icarus and Daedalus b. King Midas c. Psyche and Cupid d. Narcissus and Echo

a. The stories behind the constellations b. Astrological purposes of the Zodiac Constellations (in the Planetarium) c. Create your own god and constellation
 * The Constellations of the Zodiac**


 * Overview of Other Mythologies**


 * Norse Mythology**
 * Celtic Mythology**
 * Egyptian Mythology**
 * Native American Mythology**
 * Indian Mythology**

Latin Roots will also be a component of this course. Students will be given one unit per week, each unit consisting of a list of 10 words sharing common roots. There will be a Latin/Greek roots vocab. quiz at the end of each week.
 * GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS VOCABULARY**

I would also like to include units about myths from other cultures beyond Greek/Roman, such as Norse, Celtic, Native American, Egyptian myths. It would be fascinating to compare and contrast the various cultures and their deities.

Resources: Interactive Greek Family Tree with Gods Poste

[|Video for Norse Creation]

[|Norse Webquest]

[|Egyptian Webquest]