LF310 -- Greek Mythology -- Fall 2001

Assignments for Tuesday, September 18, 2001

Read the following:

• Classical Mythology:
  • Chapter 3: The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and their Children
  • Chapter 4: Anthropomorphism and Greek Humanism

   

Visit the following on-line:

• 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 4.

Zeus:

• Zeus and eagle: Naukratis Painter (ca. 550-520 BCE).
• Zeus at Dodona.
• Nike, Hera, Zeus. Parthenon (ca. 438-432 BCE)
• Hera and Zeus. Temple of Hera at Selinus (ca. 470-460 BCE.

Hera:

• Cheramyes Hera. Hera of Samos (ca. 560 BCE).

Hephaistos:

• Return of Hephaistos to Olympos. Attic red-figured skyphos. Attrib. to the Kleophon painter (430-420 BCE). Toledo Art Museum. (Perseus Project)
• Return of Hephaistos to Olympos. Caeretan hydria (530 BCE).
• Hephaistos and Thetis. Dutuit Painter (480 BCE).
• Hepahistos and Thetis. Foundry Painter (480 BCE)

Ares:

• Ares. Leagros Group (515-500 BCE).
• Ares and Aphrodite. Oltos (ca. 515-500 BCE)

Map of ancient Iran showing the extent of the Persian empire.