Duquesne University Classical Mythology  CLSX 123-01 Fall 2008

Dr. Stephen Newmyer newmyer@duq.edu 12:00 - 12:50 MWF 412-396-6430 College Hall 447

Textbooks: (Click on textbook title for link to publisher.)

• Mark P. O. Morford & Robert Lenardon, Classical Mythology, 8th edition, ISBN 0-19-530805-0. NY: Oxford, 2007.
• Hesiod, Works of Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns edited and translated by Daryl Hine. ISBN: 0-226-32966-6 University of Chicago Press, 2007.
• Euripides, Bacchae, translated by Paul Woodruff. ISBN: 0-87220-392-1. Hackett Publishing 1998.
• Grene & Lattimore, Greek Tragedies, Volume I, 2nd Edition, ISBN 0-226-30790-5 University of Chicago, 1992
• Handouts of additional readings will be supplied by the instructor.

Requirements: Students will be expected to keep up with all assigned readings and to be able to discuss them in class. The material of the course will be divided into ten units. There will be hour exams after Units I-III, IV-VI, and VII-X. Exams will be based both on lecture material and the textbook and primary source readings. Quizzes on ancient texts read in class may be given at any time. No makeups are allowed on exams or quizzes.  In addition, each student will be asked to prepare a short play or scene of a play dealing with some mythological topic or study studied in class.  Some of these may be performed orally.

Reading Assignments and Topics to be Covered:

1. Myth: Some Theories and the Sources of Greek Myth Morford, pp. 3-30.
2. The Greek Creation Myths and their Relationship to Near Eastern Myths, Morford, pp.55-75; Hesiod, Theogony (entire)
3. The Rise of Zeus and Challenges to his Power
   1. Prometheus: Morford, pp. 86-102; Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound (entire)
   2. The Titanomachy and Gigantomachy: Morford, pp. 78-83.

      Exam (Units I-III)

4. The Olympian Gods
   1. Zeus: Morford, pp. 115-120.
   2. Hera: Morford, pp. 116-118
   3. Poseidon: Morford, pp. 154-164
   4. Demeter: Morford, pp. 327-346; Homeric Hymn to Demeter (II) (entire)
   5. Hestia: Morford, pp. 113-115
   6. Apollo: Morford, pp. 238-268
   7. Artemis: Morford, pp. 210-236; Euripides, Hippolytus (entire)
   8. Athena: Morford, pp. 165-177
   9. Ares: Morford, pp. 128-130
   10. Hephaestus: Morford, pp. 123-128
   11. Aphrodite: Morford, pp. 179-208
   12. Hermes: Morford, pp. 272-289; Homeric Hymn to Hermes (IV) (entire)
5. The Underworld: Morford, pp. 349-374
6. Dionysus and Orpheus : Morford, pp. 292-323; 377-385; Euripides, Bacchae (entire).

Exam (Units IV-VI)

7. The Greek Hero Tales
   1. Perseus: Morford, pp. 547-563
   2. Bellerophon: Morford, pp. 560-563
   3. Heracles: Morford, pp. 564-590
   4. Oedipus: Morford, pp. 406-421; Sophocles: Oedipus the King
   5. The Argonauts: Morford, pp. 621-648
   6. Theseus: Morford, pp. 600-614
8. The Trojan War: Morford, pp. 466-513
9. The Homecomings: Morford, pp. 522-544
10. Aeneas and the Founding of Rome: Morford, pp. 683-693

Final Exam: The final exam will be held in the regularly assigned classroom according to the University final exam schedule.  According to that schedule, the final will be on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 from 8:45 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.

Departmental Policies:

• Academic Integrity: Each student's grade should reflect only that student's achievement. Thus cheating, plagiarism, assisting or allowing someone else to violate academic honesty are each grounds for receiving a grade of "F" for the course. The Department of Classics adheres to the University policy for Academic Integrity found in the current Student Handbook.  For a complete copy of the Student Handbook, go to www.duq.edu/frontpages/main/handbook.html.
• Office Hours: The professor is available for individual help during posted office hours or by appointment.
• Attendance: Missed classes may number no more than twice the credits per semester (including excused absences). Excessive absence may result in automatic failure.
• Final Grades: A(4.0), B(3.0), C(2.0), D(1.0) or F(0). There will be no plus/minus grades assigned for final grades.
• Physical Limitations: Any student who feels that, due to physical disabilities, psychological disabilities, or learning disabilities, special assistance may be required to complete the course successfully MUST both a) be registered with the Duquesne University Office of Special Student Services for the disability, and b) inform the instructor by the third hour of the class meeting. Disabilities which are not substantiated by the Duquesne University Office of Special Student Services or which are made known later than the third hour of class meeting may render ineffectual the provision of assistance required to complete the course successfully.