Classical Mythology. Part 1
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pt. 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 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, pre-history, and the "Great Goddess".
In this set of lectures, Professor Elizabeth Vandiver, University of Maryland, introduces the student to the primary characters and most important stories of classical Greek and Roman mythology. She also surveys some of the leading theoretical approaches to understanding myth in general and classical myth in particular.
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PUBLISHED
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2000.
Year Published: 2000
Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (ii, 72 p. each ; 22 cm.)
Language: English
Format: ILL
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
156585568X :
9781565855687
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Vandiver, Elizabeth, 1956-
Teaching Company.
SUBJECTS
Mythology, Classical.
Mythology, Greek.
Mythology, Roman.