ANCW20015 Classical Mythology H1 Notes

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H1 Notes for ANCW20015 Classical Mythology (Covering all lectures; weeks 1-12) Topics Covered: - Approaches to Mythology - Cosmogony: Creation, Generations of Gods, Disasters - Key Gods and other Divine Beings - Role of Temples/Sculptures - Interpreting Visual and Material Culture - Aetiology - Heroes: Quests and Trials - Heroes: Wars and Wanderings - Monsters & Animals - Leaders: Politics; Hierarchy; Leadership - Metamorphoses - Violence & Trauma - Murder in Greece & Rome - The Afterlife of Classical Mythology