C C 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Norse Mythology, Latin Literature, Ancient Greek

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: C C 303
• Professor: Todd Curtis

Document Summary

Ancient greek or latin literature, art or culture. Zeniths" of greek and roman culture (i. e. greek: 500-323 bc/ roman: 70 bc-30. Mythos ( tale or story ) + logos ( account or explanation ) Not religion(set practice), not an orthodox bible about how to believe in a god. May be religious in nature, may give credibility to a god. Not history (deals with past, self-reflective, factual), Not entertainment (as origin, not meant for fun) Myth/legend/folktale (doesn"t function as well to distinguish types) Branislow malinowski, argonauts of the western pacific (1922) Legend: st. nicholas (real person), idea of gifts/generosity. Myth: immortal god-like , on a mission , all-powerful , Myth is a socially powerful traditional story -buxton, p. 18. Story -not inquiring things/examination of multiple stories in the past-not history. Socially powerful - doesn"t necessarily have to believe it, still powerful. Names of lots of things (nike, brand-goddess of victory)