CLAS 2520 Lecture 99: Notes-Mythology

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 2520
• Professor: Mark A.Joyal

Document Summary

Chapter 2: the cultural context of greek myth. 01-26-2017: powell myths reflect the society that produces them. [geographical, architectural], social, and : chapter breakdown sections: greek geography, greek history, greek society, greece and rome, & Clas2520 - notes: ancient greece was never a complete unified country. Where did it come form: current standard answer: russia/ukraine area and these people migrated south into. Greece (hypothesis) probably around 1900 bc to a place where people are already living. If they got to a place and the place already had a name, they wouldn"t change the name: ex// nth korinthos (corinth), hyakinthos (hyacinth), asaminthos (bath-tub, ex// ss mt. Chapter 3: the prehistory & development of classical myth 01-31-2017. Housekeeping: assignment #1 (due 02-16-2017, chapter 4 (pg. 500 words: no need for elaborate intro (or intro if title is good enough, title: 02-02-2017: explain, with specific examples, three purposes served by the stories recounted from.