HUM 131 - Mythology

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours (3 lec.)

Myths, legends, and folktales of the Greeks and Romans. Includes basic concepts of myths, myths of the Greeks and Romans, major Greek divinities and their Roman counterparts, stories about the major divinities, artistic representation of myths, effects of ancient myths on western literary movement, similarities and differences between major mythic systems, and anthropological and psychological approaches to mythic systems. Also includes a humanistic approach to the study of Greek and Roman sacred narratives, stories derived from oral traditions, and cultural events, which invite symbolic analysis.