Tuesday, November 13: How does a heroine differ from a hero (if at all)? Read pp. 497–526 on Medea: the Making of a Heroine Would you expect heroines to be different from heroes in ancient mythology? What differences would you expect? I would expect heroines and heroes to be different…

Tuesday, November 6: What is a human? What is a hero? read pp. 431–474 on Heroes and Heroines, esp. the hero Achilles. Whom do we consider “heroes” and “heroines” today? What do you have to do to become a hero/heroine? In today’s day in age, as compared to that of…

10/25 11:10–12:30 Today in class we continued our discussion on Hermes after first taking our weekly quiz on the reading. I enjoyed reading about Hermes because of the dramatics that seemed to follow him, on his second day of existence he managed to commit a divine heist, intimidate a farmer…

In Class- Thursday, October 18, 11:10am–12:30 pm I was late to class for the first time today and in an marvelous attempt to prove Murphy’s Law correct I also missed our weekly in-class quiz. In all honesty in my tardy confusion I forgot we even had one and so when…

Tuesday, October 16: How do I plan for the future? Read pp. 247–272 on Athena and Poseidon Can someone plan to have good ideas? How do you do that? What is the process for coming up with a good strategy (e.g., in war)? Looking toward the future and planning ahead…

Homework for 10/2 What is love? Love is the most powerful phenomenon a human being can experience. Yet for as powerful as it is, it can be somewhat difficult to put into words. The term itself can be used as an expression of affection towards someone else (i.e. I love…

9/25 We began our class with ACDC’s “Highway To Hell.” Our class discussion today focused primarily on our relationship with the concept of the afterlife and the impact it has/had (in the case of the ancient greeks). Dr. …

In class on Thursday we took our weekly quiz. As always afterwards Dr. S went over the correct answers so that we could get an idea of how we did. In going over the answers he delved into the genealogy of the Greco-Roman Divinity. …

Homework Questions: Due Tuesday, September 11: The creation stories from the ancient world versus the ones that form our contemporary beliefs reveal that the intent behind these stories has remained consistent although the plot may vary. In both instances the stories reinforce and justify the world and the way it…