CMLT316 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Zeus, Greek Mythology, Aphrodite

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Comparative Literature
• Course: CMLT316
• Professor: Dr. Tyson Sukava

Document Summary

Time is measured in bc and ad. The further back in time, the larger the number. Bce= before the common era (equivalent to bc) Ex for centuries, the 1st century bce is 100-1; the 1st century ce is 1-100 ce. Time frame: around 800 bce to 100 ce. Sources: mainly poetry, but also some prose writings and material evidence. Mythology = greek mytho-logos, the study of myth". Mythography = mytho-graphia, the writing of myth". Myth (proper): stories pertaining to gods and human relations with them (ex. supernatural) Legends (saga): stories that take place in the historical" world (ex. Fairytales and folktales: stock" stories (e. g. hero vs giant, wicked stepmother, mistaken identity, damsel in distress, grumpy old man) These stories relate some form of truth, either universal or particular. One main concern is to try to discover what particular type of truth" any given myth is relating. But these are more or less works of literature.