- 500-750 word report on an experience of a modern myth like a movie, a pop song, or a video game, and its relation to the material of Module 2. Go to Assignments: Lab Report for Module 2 for details. NOTE: this report assignment, and all future report assignments, have important differences from one another. Be sure to read the assignment carefully.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Summarize the story of Od 5-8.
- Summarize important concepts in epic: male/female double standard, wild vs. cultivated, kleos bargain with Demodocus.
- Summarize the story of the Trojan War, and distinguish that story from the homeric Iliad.
- Summarize the key story of Hermes: the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, and its relation to Hermes’ essence as boundary-deity.
- Summarize the key stories of Poseidon, and their relation to Poseidon’s essence as deity of erupting force.
- Relate to the modern world: concepts: male/female double standard, wild vs. cultivated, kleos bargain with Demodocus.