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In this class students will understand that the magic of myths lies not only in the stories themselves, fascinating as they are, but in the logic behind them and in their deeper meaning. Myths will be appreciated as a system of beliefs and a way of thinking about the world, as it was created by the ancient Greeks.

The goal for the students is to learn at an introductory level how ancient Greeks were structuring their stories about their mythical past and some of the narrative patterns that they were employing to tell meaningful stories about what "war" meant in ancient times. 

We will discuss together how were the stories about the Trojan War played out in ancient art, and especially in relation to a world that was inhabited by the heroes of this epic war and shared with divine beings (spirits and gods). 

We will finally delve into the ancient Greek religion with respect, so as to learn from theses examples two very important lessons: that there is no absolute truth, and that nothing unchangeable in time, when it comes to religious traditions, old and new. 

I have a B.A. and M.A. in ancient Greek and Roman history and archaeology, as well as an M.A. in history and phiosophy of religions (especially ancient religions). I have excavated in ancient Greek sites, I speak ancient and modern Greek, as well as archaic and classical Latin and I have some knowledge of ancient Egyptian (Coptic script) and I am currently finishing my PhD. 

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At the end of the course students will be assigned an (optional) multiple-choice quiz, in order to test their memory, attention and observation. This test may also include one or two questions requiring a very short answer, in order to assess the learners' comprehension. 
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I do not believe that a letter grade is meaningful for a course on mythology. However, as I often do with my one-time classes, which are always small classes, I communication with the parents and the children directly, providing my personal comments, private feedback and an informal assessment, especially if they complete the (optional) quiz assigned at the end of the course.
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I have been teaching the original text of the Iliad in translation, using mainly the Oxford World's Classics translation, for almost two years at OutSchool, but I mostly bring to the class my experience of being professionally familiar with the story for almost twenty years! 

For all other ancient Greek poems related to the Trojan War (surviving in fragments) I use the edition of the leading expert in the field, Martin L. West (Loeb Classical Library edition, published by Harvard University Press in 2003)

As for ancient Greek art related to the Trojan war, the following two are the most easily accessible and easy to read:
Susan Woodford, Trojan War in Ancient Art (Cornell University Press, 1993)
Anthony Snodgrass , Homer and the Artists: Text and Picture in Early Greek Art (Cambridge University Press, 1998)