Classical Mythology

An Open Source Class

Classical Mythology, Day 7

February 4, 2019

In this class we consider two broad themes: the creation of human beings and the misogynistic heritage of stories about the bifurcation of the human race into two genders. In the first discussion, we will consider the multiform tales of the creation of human beings in the Greek tradition in comparison to tales from the … More Classical Mythology, Day 7

Classical Mythology, Day 3

January 18, 2019

Today’s class returns to a close reading of the particular story Hesiod’s Theogony presents about the succession from one generation of gods to another. While the ‘outer frame’ of the Theogony is teleologically minded and looks forward to a world in which Zeus reigns supreme, the ‘metaphysical’ foundations of this world in which everything is related by … More Classical Mythology, Day 3