CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic
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discussion and debate in tutorials‚ developing arguments‚ and writing essays. Required Texts: 1) Aeschylus‚ Oresteia‚ trans. C. Collard (Oxford World ’s Classics) 2) Euripides‚ Bacchae‚ trans. Paul Woodruff (Hackett) 3) Hesiod‚ Works and Days and Theogony‚ trans. Stanley Lombardo (Hackett) 4) Homer‚ The Iliad‚ trans. Robert Fitzgerald (New York: Farrar‚ Straus‚ and Giroux) 5) Homer‚ The Odyssey‚ trans. Robert Fitzgerald (New York: Farrar‚ Straus‚ and Giroux) 6) Virgil‚ The Aeneid‚ trans. R. Fitzgerald
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Expanded course description and learning objectives The mythical narratives of the ancient Greeks and the Romans constitute a continuous tradition that extends from before the reach of history to the present day. Myths survive in literary texts and visual art because their narratives have continued to prove compelling and fascinating in different languages‚ historical eras‚ and social contexts (the myths of Odysseus‚ Heracles‚ and Oedipus are just a few examples). Literature and art of all kinds
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Chicago‚ 1912. * Lamberton‚ Robert. Hesiod‚ Yale University Press‚ 1988. ISBN 0-300-04068-7 * Swanton‚ John * Verdenius‚ Willem Jacob‚ "A Commentary on Hesiod: Works and Days‚ Vv. 1–382"‚ Brill‚ 1985‚ ISBN 90-04-07465-1 * West‚ M.L.‚ "Hesiod‚ Theogony‚ ed * Williamson‚ George S. The Longing for Myth in Germany: Religion and Aesthetic Culture from Romanticism to Nietzsche (Chicago‚ 2004).
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Klaas‚ Nicole‚ Ike‚ Niki‚ Nikita‚ Nika‚ Niketas‚ Nico‚ and Nicola. Primary sources used in this assignment; 1. Hesiod‚ Theogony 383 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) 2. Bacchylides‚ Fragment 11 (trans. Campbell‚ Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) 3. Pseudo-Hyginus‚ Preface (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) 4. Hesiod‚ Theogony 383 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) 5. Nonnus‚ Dionysiaca 2. 205 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th
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While the divine world of the Ancient Greeks gives the impression of role models‚ Hesiod’s Theogony and Homer’s The Iliad‚ illustrate the gods otherwise. Just as strife within mortal families is familiar‚ it plays a significant role in the creation of the gods‚ their interaction with each other‚ and how they intervene on behalf of mortals in The Iliad for their own self-serving interests. The gods play a direct role in Greek life and the Ancient Greeks desire to understand their role. Hesiod‚ through
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world and the re-telling of historical events. Though there are many versions of the Greek creation myths‚ the most complete is a poem called the Theogony (Birth of the Gods) by the poet Hesiod. Hesiod lived around the late eighth or early seventh century B.C. and composed this poem circa 700 B.C. in the Epic dialect of Homeric Greek. The Theogony describes the origins and the establishment of polytheism and the vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods. Hesiod’s creation story
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Authors in different time periods always interpret their idea in varies way. As for the creation myth‚ the Roman version is definitely different from the Greek one. In this paper‚ it will compare these two versions of the creation myth with each other to figure out what are the differences and similarities between Ovid’s Roman creation myth and Hesiod’s Greek creation myth. In addition‚ it will also discuss how the Ovid’s creation myth relates to his general approach to myth in the Metamorphoses
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we have been discussing‚ a common theme has been man’s relationship with the gods‚ and the origins of suffering in humanity. We see this in the Hebrew Scriptures with Genesis‚ and in the two stories by Hesiod we have covered: “Work and Days‚” and “Theogony.” During this time‚ many people had a pessimistic view of the world. This shows in these two works as they ponder questions such as: “are people good?”‚ “are we meant to be slaves to the gods?”‚ and “what happens when people do not do as the gods
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Cited: [A. Birrell. Chinese Mythology‚ An Introduction. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1993.6‚31-33‚35‚82-83. Print] [Dennis Bratcher. tr. Http://www.cresourcei.org/enumaelish.html. Print] [Hugh G‚ Evelyn-White. tr. Hesiod. Theogony and Works and Days. Cambrige‚ MA.. Harvard University Press: London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Print] [Doyle‚ Bernard. Creation Myths. Encyclopedia Mythica. Web 03 Mar. 1997.] [Gagarin‚ Michael. Creation. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
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