WLIT 231: Mythology (CRN 58)
MWF 9:00-9:50, SCHU 101
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| 21 Jan—Intro to Class; defining mythology | 23 Jan—Folk literatures background and information | |
| 26 Jan—Read Hansen Chapter 1 pp. 1-27 | 28 Jan—Hansen discussion | 30 Jan—Hansen discussion |
| 2 Feb—Read Hansen Chapter 1 pp. 27-51 | 4 Feb—Hansen discussion | 6 Feb—Exam 1 |
| 9 Feb—Read Hansen Chapter 2 pp. 61-84 | 11 Feb—Hansen discussion | 13 Feb—Hansen discussion |
| 16 Feb—Read Hansen Chapter 2 pp. 84-94 | 18 Feb——Hansen discussion | 20 Feb—Exam 2 |
| 23 Feb—Read Mythlopedia 1-21; Hansen: Apollon (109-13); Artemis (117-20; Combat (137-9); Olympians (250-1); Oracles (251-3) | 25 Feb—Read Mythlopedia 22-5; Hansen: Ares (113-5); Athena (121-6) | 27 Feb—Read Mythlopedia 26-33; Hansen: Asklepios (120-1); Atlas (126-7); Centaurs (122-6); Orpheus (253-4) |
| 2 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 34-47; Hansen: Cosmogony (139-41); Dionysos (147-51); Kronos (216-7); Maenads (223-5); Persephone (259-61); Satyrs (279-81); Titans (302) | 4 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 48-51; Hansen: Aphrodite (105-9); Honor (202-4); Iris (211-2); Personified Abstractions (264-5) | 6 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 52-9; Hansen: Charon (136-7); Demeter (144-7); Elysion Field (160-2); Erebos (164-5); Hades (179-83) |
| 9 Mar—Break | 11 Mar—Break | 13 Mar—Break |
| 16 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 60-9; Hansen: Hephaistos (183-6); Luminaries (219-23) | 18 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 70-9; Hansen: Hermes (196-9); Pan (254-7); Sex-Changers (283-5); Sexual Myths (286-9) | 20 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 80-9; Hansen: Nymphs (239-43); Poseidon (266-9); Transformation (302-4); Waters (315-21) |
| 23 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 90-9; Hansen: Culture Hero (141-3); Cyclopes (143-4); Divine Guilds (151-9); Giants (177-9); Pandora (257-8); Trickster (309-14) | 25 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 100-3; Hansen: Aeolous (96-7); Eponymy (163-4); Triads (306-9); Winds (321-3) | 27 Mar—Read Mythlopedia 104-15; Hansen: Genealogy (174-7); Hera (186-9); Zeus (330-5) |
| 30 Mar—Exam 3 | 1 Apr—PCA (no class) | 3 Apr—PCA (no class) |
| 6 Apr—Read The Lightning Thief Chapters 1-7; Hansen: Ambrosia (101); Biographical Pattern (129-30); Perseus (261-3); Monsters (228-34); Nectar (239) | 8 Apr—Read The Lightning Thief Chapters 8-9; Hansen: Hero (199-201); Tasks (295-9); Wondrous Objects (325-30) | 10 Apr—Read The Lightning Thief Chapters 10-1 |
| 13 Apr—Read The Lightning Thief Chapters 12-19; Hansen: Special Rules (290-3) | 15 Apr— Read The Lightning Thief Chapters 20-22 | 17 Apr—Wrap-up discussion of The Lightning Thief; Paper due by 5 |
| 20 Apr—Read Antigoddess “Owl Feathers” through Chapter 10 | 22 Apr—Antigoddess discussion | 24 Apr—Antigoddess discussion |
| 27 Apr—Read Antigoddess Chapter 11-end | 29 Apr—Antigoddess discussion | 1 May—Antigoddess discussion |
| 4 May—Review for Final Exam | 6 May—Study Day | Final Exam: Monday, 11 May, 8-10:30 |