CLAS 4375:  GENDER AND RACE IN ANCIENT GREEK MYTHS

TOPIC 3--THE ORIGIN OF MAN.  THE FABRICATION OF WOMAN

ASSIGNMENTS FOR TOPIC 3

[R] Hesiod, Theogony,lines 1-112, 573-620
 [R] Hesiod, Myth of the Ages,lines 64-125
[R] Creation of man [R] Morford and Lenardon, Ch. 1
[R] Chart of generations in the Theogony [O] Browse Pandora (coll. of essays) in the 
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CLASSES:

WED  9/6:

3.1  Introduction to the Theogony.

FRI  9/8:

3.2 The origin of man in Greek myth.  The "gifts" of Pandora.

ADVANCED READINGS FOR TOPIC 3

Read and compare Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book I, The Deluge, lines 333 - 433 (read in Perseus). Make notes of your observations.
 

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