Myth Word Presentations:
WLIT 2323 Greek Mythology Spring, 2009.
Illustration: Painted Terracotta Geison Revetment
with Charging Centaur. South Etruscan, ca. 525-490 BCE. From The Centaur’s
Smile, #45, p. 221.
Student presentations will involve writing the word or phrase
on the board, and BRIEFLY (in 2-3 minutes) explaining the mythological figure
associated with the words. [Please give a note to the professor at least
two days before your presentation, showing what you have found.]
In addition, students must bring an image to accompany their presentation.
This may be online, on a memory storage device, or a hard-copy image.
Please check the list and note the days on which you will make your presentations.
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO PREPARE YOUR PRESENTATION.
RESOURCES:
Most of these words are to be found in a good English dictionary, and
briefly on the Internet in the “Main Glossary” of Oxford’s “Classical
Mythology eighth edition on-line”
http://www.oup.com/us/companion.websites/0195153448/studentresources/mainglossary/mainglossary/?view=usa
An excellent overall site for resources in Mythology and Ancient Greek
studies is managed by Anthony Bulloch. Dept. of Classics, University of
California, Berkeley: http://www.greekmyth.org/.
You will find everything you need at this site, and it has links to reputable
sites. PLEASE USE THIS SITE AND ITS LINKS FOR GOOD INFORMATION.
Other online sites that have good information on myth in literature and
art include: Perseus Digital Library: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collections
and
Theoi.com: http://www.theoi.com/. Excellent quality visual materials
are also at the Beazley Archives: http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/index.htm
. The Berkeley site of A. Bulloch (above) links to all three of these.
There are several works in Mullins Library that can give
you the lowdown on all the mythology you need. The Reference area of the
Library will help, and there are also many works available to check out.
These include:
BL782 .B36 Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece
BL785 .R7 1958 Gods and Heroes of the Greeks
BL782 .P53 1983 Greek Mythology
BL781 .R65 Handbook of Greek Mythology
BL781 .G65 The Greek Myths (Graves)**
BL722 .M67 1985 Classical Mythology (Morford)**
BL781 .G8 1955The Greeks and Their Gods (Guthrie)**
REF DE5 N4 New Century Classical Handbook
REF DE5 A6 Anthon’s Classical Dictionary
REF DE5 P36 Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Literature
and Antiquities
REF DE5 S5 1895 A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
REF DE5 S71 v. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography
and Mythology
REF DF16 .B45 1989 Place-Names n Classical Mythology: Greece
REF BL 303 .L8713 1987 Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses,
Devils and Demons.
Week 1
Friday, January 16
Promethean Z
Tartarean Josh W.
Week 2
Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No Class.
Wednesday, January 21
Terpsichorean Alex W.
Stygian Brandon W.
Friday, January 23
Sphinx Matthew U.
Satyr, satyriasis, satyromaniac Cass T.
Week 3
Monday, January 26
Python, python, pythoness Sami S.
Protean Kathleen S.
Wednesday, January 28 No Class. Ice
Friday, January 30. No Class. Ice.
Week 4
Monday, February 02
Oedipal, Oedipus Complex Michael S.
Electra complex Jordan S.
Wednesday, February 04
Nymph, nymphaeum, nympholepsy, nymphomania Kathleen
S.
Nemesis Jasper S.
Friday, February 06
Narcissus, narcissism, narcissist Katie S.
Adonis Emily N.
Week 5
Monday, February 09
Lotus eater Josh M.
Iridescent, iridescence Robby M.
Wednesday, February 11
Hyperborean Michelle Z.
Hymen, hymneal Rachel M.
Friday, February 13
Venereal, venerate, Venus Alyson K.
Aphrodisiac, anaphrodisiac Chris J.
Week 6
Monday, February 16
Hyacinth Lindsay M.
Hermaphrodite Emily K.
Wednesday, February 18
Procrustean Seth J.
Erotic, erotica, erotomania Jordan J.
Friday, February 20
Mentor Pamela I.
Harpy JP H.
Week 7
Monday, February 23
Priapism, priapic Lauren H.
Athenaeum Maggie C.
Wednesday, February 25
Apollonian Karen E.
Dionysian Mack C.
Friday, February 27
Amazon Dylan C.
March, Mars (planet), martial Daniel B.
Week 8
Monday, March 02
Wednesday, March 04
Calliope Josh W.
Augean Stables/Augean Kena B.
Friday, March 06
Catamite Brandon W.
Panic Alex W.
Week 9
Monday, March 09
Atlas/Atlantic/atlantes/Atlantis Cass T.
Chimera, Chimerical Matthew U.
Wednesday, March 11
Cadmean victory Kathleen St.
Cyclopean Sami S.
Friday, March 13
Furies/furious/furioso Jordan S.
Echo Michael S.
SPRING BREAK (no class March 16, 18, 20)
Week 10
Monday, March 23
Ganymede (astronomy) Jasper S.
Morphine Kathleen Sm.
Wednesday, March 25.
Europa (astronomy), Europe Katie S.
Demon Emily N.
Friday, March 27 REVIEW
Week 11
Monday, March 30
Elysian Fields/Elysian/Elysium Champs Elysees Josh
M.
Eristic Kien N.
Faunus/faun/fauna/flora Jordan J.
Wednesday, April 01
Hermetic Rachel McC.
Palladium (two meanings) Robby M.
Friday, April 03 Review
Week 12
Monday, April 06
Labyrinth, labyrinthine Emily K.
Mercurial, Mercury (element, planet) Lindsay
M.
Wednesday, April 08.
Cornucopia Chris J.
Cassandra Alyson K.
Friday, April 10 REVIEW
Week 13
Monday, April 13
Juno (astronomy, Military), Junoesque Pamela
I.
Pluto (planet), pluton, plutonian, plutonium Seth
J.
Wednesday, April 15
Cereal Lauren H.
Jovial JP H.
Friday, April 17
Aurora Australis/Borealis Karen E.
Money, monetary Mack C.
Week 14
Monday, April 20.
Music, museum Dylan C.
Aegis Maggie C.
Wednesday, April 22
Sisyphean Daniel B.
Siren Kena B.
Friday, April 24
Syringe, syrinx Kien N.
Tantalize Michelle Z.
Week 15
Monday, April 27.
Apples of the Hesperides Josh W.
Sibyl, sibylline Alex W.
Wednesday, April 29.
Lethe, lethargy, lethargic Matthew U.
Lucifer (two meanings) Cass T.
Friday, May 01 Dead Day
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