SRS 1110 Lecture 6: greek myth

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Document Summary

The mid-term exam is out of 65 marks and is worth 30% of the final grade. Part b: short answer literature and context (15 marks) For part a, a listof terms/names will be given, for which it is required to identify and explain the significance of ten (10) of them. The topics for part b will be (a) greek myth in general and (b) hesiod"s. Main character undergoes varies challenges that test character"s ability travel to far away lands, have to face antagonist, aided by supernatural ppl. After quests- they can rewarded; marrying a princess, getting treasure, getting a kingdom. Ex: odysseus- goes on quest, comes back 10years later, The greeks didn"t distinguish b/w folktales, legends, myths. 800bc and onwards myths of homor go way back myths of the origin of the world go 1000years back. Myths that deal with humans late bronze age. Greece had always been inhabited but we don"t know much bf bronze age.