| [R] Hesiod, Theogony | Morford and Lenardon, chs. 1, 2 |
| [R] Chart of the Theogony | [O] Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.1-533 |
MON, 11/6
Theogony: composition, structure, motifs.
WED, 11/8
Genealogy: Void, primeval powers, the children of Gaia.
FRI, 11/10
The Titans. Castration of Uranos. Birth of Aphrodite.
MON, 11/13
Prometheus and sacrifice. The theft of fire.
WED, 11/15
The repopulation of the earth in Ovid.
FRI, 11/17
Myths of creation in other cultures