CLS 201 - Homer, Myth, and Religion in Archaic Greece

Course Units: 1

In this research seminar, we will study the evidence provided by Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey (in translation) for understanding ancient Greek attitudes to myth and religion, especially under pressure of war. We shall begin with a close reading of our ancient source. We will place this ancient evidence in the context of work by modern scholars who rely on this same evidence in their own investigations to similar questions. Students will also formulate their own questions, and then delve deeply into finding answers in light of their own close reading of the sources in conversation with modern scholarship. CQ: HUM, WAC-R