LF310 -- Greek Mythology -- Fall 2001

Assignments for Tuesday, October 9, 2001

Read the following:

• Classical Mythology, 6th edition:

  • Chapter 13: Views of the Afterlife: The Realm of Hades, pp. 250-272.
  • Chapter 14: Orpheus and Orphism: Mystery Religions in Roman Times, pp. 273-285.

• Companion to Classical Mythology, 6th edition. Companion website for our textbook. For further clarification of the chapter, go through the summaries on the site, look at the links, take the quiz. Do the same for Chapter 14.

Hades:

• Athena, Herakles, Cerberus, Hades, Persephone. Leagros Group (ca. 520 BCE)

Realm of Hades:

• Odysseus consulting Tiresias.Dolon Painter, Attic red-figured calyx krater (late Classical period). Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Cabinet des Médailles.
• Hypnos and Thanatos with the body of Sarpedon; Hermes as Psychopompos. Euphronios (c. 510 BCE).

Orpheus:

• Death of Orpheus. 460 BCE. Attic Red Figure Lekythos, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Perseus Project.
• Death of Orpheus. 440-430 BCE. Attic Red Figure Bell Krater. Harvard University Museum. Perseus Project.
• Death of Orpheus. 470-450 BCE. Attic Red Figure Stamnos. Louvre. Perseus Project.