Texts for Mythology 1
1.00: Outline of Greek History
The presentation from class—the barest of outlines and photos, without Mr. Ferrell’s delightful ramblings.
1.0x. 300: Historical Readings
Bits of ancient historians’ (mostly Herodotus) accounts of the events surrounding the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, and relating to the movie 300.
1.01: The Creation of the Titans & the Gods
The universe is created from chaos, but things don’t really improve that much…
1.02: Prometheus & Pandora
So many gifts, and so many punishments! Happy birthday, mankind!
1.03: The Beginning
The creation of the cosmos, as described by the Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses.
1.04: The Great Flood
Zeus is fed up with mankind, and decides to destroy the world. Sound familiar? It should!
2.00: Greek Gods & Goddesses
The notes presentation from class, which may or may not be worthwhile. (See n1, above, re: “Ferrell’s delightful ramblings.”)
3.01: Zeus, Poseidon,
and Hades
An overview of the Big Three, from Edith Hamilton. (Ares included at no extra charge!) 
3.02: Apollo
God of light, poetry, prophecy, art, and kind of a jerk. You’ll see.
3.03: Hephaestus
He’s the best at what he does, but can he get any respect? Nope.
3.04: Hermes
One of the most famous cattle heists in mythological history (c.f. Cú Chulainn), with bonus “Zeus & Hermes out on the town” story.
3.05: Dionysus
Latecomer to the pantheon, Dionysus takes his partying extremely seriously.
