CLAS 222 Myth: The Greco-Roman Gods

This course is a survey of Greco-Roman myth with a particular focus on the representation function and meaning of the gods. Students will study these myths in their original socio-historic contexts but a large portion of the course will be devoted to a historic survey of modern theories of myth. This approach will allow students to appreciate myth's relation to the various ritual philosophic and artistic contexts in which they appear both in the ancient world and beyond.