The Apollo Fardarter Gradechecker
If you've misplaced your copy of the syllabus, you can download a copy here.
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Deity of the Week page: Athene
Final journal entry, due Friday:
The choice of a patron might be for professional reasons (e.g., a fisherman and his family would probably--though not inevitably--favor Poseidon), matters of social standing (a respectable society matron might favor Hera; a lowly prostitute would turn to Aphrodite), financial situation (Hermes--either to thank him for present wealth or to beg him for future wealth, in the presence of poverty), or even a person's stage in life (a young girl's special relationship with Artemis). Sometimes the choice of patron deity would simply be a choice based on personal preferences: somebody with intellectual inclinations might prefer Apollo or Athene, or even that wordmaster Hermes. And sometimes the favored deity wasn't an Olympian at all; for example, some people claimed Castor and Polydeuces as patrons, especially if twins ran in their family.
If you were to choose a patron deity from the Greek pantheon, which one would you choose, and why? For full credit, include specific references, with page citations, from the textbook, to illustrate what it is about this deity that appeals to you as a personal protector or inspiration.
Deity of the Week page: Poseidon
Deity of the Week page: Ares
There will be no Deity of the Week quiz this week.
Vandiver lecture 17
The journal questions for weeks 13, 14, and 15. Like the guided notes, this is a Microsoft Word file.
Deity of the Week page: Artemis
Week Twelve
Deity of the Week page: Apollo
Vandiver lecture 9
As recommended by Vandiver in her notes to Lecture 20, and mentioned by me in class:
E.R. Dodds, "On Misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex"
(The link above will lead you to the article in our library database, which will prompt you for your ID and login if you access it off campus.
As an alternative, a Microsoft Word file
of this article, without the
footnotes, can be found here).
The Greek word amartia, mentioned by Dodds in the second paragraph, is "hamartia," that concept of
"missing the target" that is frequently mistranslated as "fatal flaw." Which really irritates Dodds.
Lectures on Sophocles' Oedipus the King
(see your syllabus for password information--please note that the password is case-sensitive)
Guided notes for the first and second lectures.
Deity of the Week page: Heracles
Vandiver lecture 16
Suggested website: The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
Lecture on Sophocles' Medea
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Guided notes for that lecture
Deity of the Week page: Hestia
Vandiver lecture 21
Deity of the Week page: Hera
Deity of the Week page: Hermes
Vandiver lecture 10
Handout: Joseph Campbell's "monomyth" structure
Deity of the Week page: Dionysus
Vandiver lecture 13
Vandiver lectures 14 and 15 (these are the two I have asked you to turn in)
Video: Sinking Atlantis
Deity of the Week page: Aphrodite
Your day-by-day guide to this week's celebration of the Eleusinian Mysteries
Deity of the Week page: Hades
Vandiver lecture 8
Reading assignments for the Epidauria
(Note:
the Ovid selection can also be found in your copy of Metamorphoses; I have put it on line for the benefit of our Roman guests at the festival).
Take the Asclepius Quiz for 10 points of extra credit!
Deity of the Week page: Demeter
Vandiver lecture 7
Journal questions for Weeks 3 and 4
Deity of the Week page: Hephaestus
Week Three
Week Two
Week One
Deity of the Week page: Zeus