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Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War
By Professor Chris Mackie and Dr Gillian ShepherdEducation
Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War episodes
- Athena, Women and WarThe warrior goddess Athena ranges the battlefield in Homer's Iliad, but her role differs greatly from those of mortal women in the epic. Professor Chris Mackie compares and contrasts the goddess of cunning intelligence with the mortal women of the epic.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.45 min
- Athena, Women and War (handout)The warrior goddess Athena ranges the battlefield in Homer's Iliad, but her role differs greatly from those of mortal women in the epic. Professor Chris Mackie compares and contrasts the goddess of cunning intelligence with the mortal women of the epic.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
- The Iliad and AchillesMartial, monstrous and on the boundaries of mortal and immortal, Achilles in the greatest warrior in Greek myth. In this investigation of Homer's Iliad, Professor Chris Mackie looks into the background of a hero born to a goddess, raised by a centaur and yet destined to die young.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.50 min
- The Iliad and Achilles (handout)Martial, monstrous and on the boundaries of mortal and immortal, Achilles in the greatest warrior in Greek myth. In this investigation of Homer's Iliad, Professor Chris Mackie looks into the background of a hero born to a goddess, raised by a centaur and yet destined to die young.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
- Homer and the Trojan WarThis lecture outlines key aspects of the Trojan War myth, including the historical and mythological background to the war, the Judgement of Paris, the expedition to Troy and the fall of the city. It examines Homer’s treatment of gods, heroes and the city in the Iliad.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.53 min
- Homer and the Trojan War (handout)This lecture outlines key aspects of the Trojan War myth, including the historical and mythological background to the war, the Judgement of Paris, the expedition to Troy and the fall of the city. It examines Homer’s treatment of gods, heroes and the city in the Iliad.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
- Introduction to Ancient GreeceThis lecture provides a general introduction to this subject by providing a chronological framework and basic geography of the ancient Greek world.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.16 min
- The Early Greek World and Greek MythsThis lecture introduces aspects of Classical myth, and examines the social and historical context of the 8th century BCE from which the Homeric epics emerge. It considers Homer’s poetic agenda and his creative use of the Trojan war myth.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.53 min
- The Early Greek World and Greek Myths (handout)This lecture introduces aspects of Classical myth, and examines the social and historical context of the 8th century BCE from which the Homeric epics emerge. It considers Homer’s poetic agenda and his creative use of the Trojan war myth.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
- Introduction to Ancient Greece (handout)This lecture provides a general introduction to this subject by providing a chronological framework and basic geography of the ancient Greek world.Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
About Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War
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In this subject students are introduced to the diversity of the ancient Greek achievement, which has exercised a fundamental and continuing influence upon later European literature and culture. The…
subject commences with a detailed treatment of Homer's Iliad and the myth of the Trojan war. This is one of the dominant myths in the Greek tradition and is narrated in some detail in epic poetry, in drama, and in art and architecture. We explore how myths are 'read' in their historical context, especially in the contexts of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars of the 5th Century BC. A variety of sources are treated to enable students to build up a picture of Greek society as a whole.
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