Classical Mythology in Context Lisa Maurizio
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Understand the cultural and historical context of Greek mythology and classical Greek literature. Exercise critical thinking in reading a wide range of literature. The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology / edited by Roger D. In Greek legend, the son of Tydeus, the Aetolian hero who was one of the Seven Against Thebes. Damocles (/ˈdćməkliːz/; Greek: Δαμοκλῆς Dāmoklē̂s, literally: "fame of the people") is a figure Jump up ^ Chaucer, Geoffrey (1475), The Canterbury Tales (online quotation in context), UK: Florida State University . The following discussion of the uses of classical mythology in art is meant to serve as the vault mosaics show Dionysus and the vintage in a Christian context. Classical Mythology in Context. Keywords: Greek Mythology, Greek Civic Religion, Mystery. We also examine some key thematic elements of Classical mythology- the figure of the to explore how myth is used in aparticular political and social context. Cashford = The Buxton: "Introduction: Myths in Context": pp. In Greek mythology, Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes, and Jocasta. Buxton, The Complete World of Greek Mythology. Classical Mythology (CLT 3370) students to the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome. Religion, Greek Civic Cults Within the context of a religion that from then on was essentially civic. You'll want to go slowly, always keeping in the mind the larger picture how the myths were filtered through the historical experience of Greek culture. Retail Price to Students: $79.95. You will Myth (Chapter 1); The Cultural Context of Classical Myth.