GRCV 2000 - Classical Mythology

4 Semester Hours
Western art; literature have their roots in Greek; Roman stories about gods; titans, awe-inspiring deeds; magical transformations Today we refer to these stories as “myths” In this course, we will examine the Greco-Roman gods; goddesses, the heroes; heroines, villains; monsters, as well as major mythic cycles such as the Trojan War cycle We will consider how myth shapes the works of Classical poets, artists, dramatists,; how those works, in turn, influenced the later Western; Renaissance traditions Offered occasionally

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