Classical mythology

Part 1: Lecture 1. Introduction

Lecture 2. What is myth?

Lecture 3. Why is myth?

Lecture 4. First was chaos

Lecture 5. The reign of the Olympians

Lecture 6. Immortals and mortals

Lecture 7. Demeter, Persephone, and the conquest of death

Lecture 8. The Eleusinian mysteries and the afterlife

Lecture 9. Apollo and Artemis

Lecture 10. Hermes and Dionysos

Lecture 11. Laughter-loving Aphrodite

Lecture 12. Culture, prehistory, and the "great goddess"

Part 2: Lecture 13. Humans, heroes, and half-gods

Lecture 14. Theseus and the "test-and quest" myth

Lecture 15. From myth to history and back again

Lecture 16. The greatest hero of all

Lecture 17. The Trojan war

Lecture 18. The terrible house of Atreus

Lecture 19. Blood vengeance, justice and the Furies

Lecture 20. The tragedies of King Oedipus

Lecture 21. Monstrous females and female monsters

Lecture 22. Roman founders, Roman fables

Lecture 23. Gods are useful

Lecture 24. From Ovid to the stars.

part 1: lecture 1. Introduction --

lecture 2. What is myth? --

lecture 3. Why is myth? --

lecture 4. First was chaos --

lecture 5. The reign of the Olympians --

lecture 6. Immortals and mortals --

lecture 7. Demeter, Persephone, and the conquest of death --

lecture 8. The Eleusinian mysteries and the afterlife --

lecture 9. Apollo and Artemis --

lecture 10. Hermes and Dionysos --

lecture 11. Laughter-loving Aphrodite --

lecture 12. Culture, prehistory, and the "great goddess" --

part 2: lecture 13. Humans, heroes, and half-gods --

lecture 14. Theseus and the "test-and quest" myth --

lecture 15. From myth to history and back again --

lecture 16. The greatest hero of all --

lecture 17. The Trojan war --

lecture 18. The terrible house of Atreus --

lecture 19. Blood vengeance, justice and the Furies --

lecture 20. The tragedies of King Oedipus --

lecture 21. Monstrous females and female monsters --

lecture 22. Roman founders, Roman fables --

lecture 23. Gods are useful --

lecture 24. From Ovid to the stars.

pt. 1: disc 1. lecture 1. Introduction. lecture 2. What is myth? --

disc 2. lecture 3. Why is myth? lecture 4. First was chaos --

disc 3. lecture 5. The reign of the Olympians. lecture 6. Immortals and mortals --

disc 4. lecture 7. Demeter, Persephone, and the conquest of death. lecture 8. The Eleusinian mysteries and the afterlife --

disc 5. lecture 9. Apollo and Artemis. lecture 10. Hermes and Dionysos --

disc 6. lecture 11. Laughter-loving Aphrodite. lecture 12. Culture, prehistory, and the "great goddess."

pt. 2: disc 7. lecture 13. Humans, heroes, and half-gods. lecture 14. Theseus and the "test-and quest" myth --

disc 8. lecture 15. From myth to history and back again. lecture 16. The greatest hero of all --

disc 9. lecture 17. The Trojan war. lecture 18. The terrible house of Atreus --

disc 10. lecture 19. Blood vengeance, justice and the Furies. lecture 20. The tragedies of King Oedipus --

disc 11. lecture 21. Monstrous females and female monsters. lecture 22. Roman founders, Roman fables --

disc 12. lecture 23. Gods are useful --

lecture 24. From Ovid to the stars.