Classical Mythology (CLAS180)

This course is intended to serve the student as an introduction to the study of ancient Greek and Roman views about the nature of the divine, and the relationship between divinity and humanity. Entry into this complex and difficult but highly influential and rewarding area of study will be eased by taking as our point of approach a subject familiar to many students from the high school curriculum: Greek Mythology. We will look at these myths not simply as entertaining stories but will examine them in the context of theories explaining myth as a universal human phenomenon. As this course counts toward fulfillment of the Integrative Studies requirement, emphasis will also be placed upon examination of the use of myths to create, validate, justify, transmit, and question societal norms, values, and institutions. This focus will encourage the student to turn a critical eye towards the stories we tell in order to maintain (or change) our own society.

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