Myths, heroes, memory 3101-DMMIT
Greek myths are a record of common knowledge of the world, gods, Universe and human fate. They are also a vision of Greek past. The are creation of centuries, originally mostly in oral form they told stories about events, humans, heroes and gods. Repeatedly sang by consecutive generations they were in constant process of change gaining on mythical and supernatural elements. They had been eventually recorded by different authors in different areas and periods. Many stories were recorded in the Hellenistic period. There were no canonical versions of myths – in contrary we know usually several, sometimes much differing variants of the same story, many local versions. Some scholars believe that some of those stories contain a kernel of historical truth about Greek past. We will try to find out if they are right and if “yes”- can Greek myths help us in our reconstruction of the Aegean Bronze Age.
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the role of written sources in the archaeology of Greece;
- deepening knowledge of Greek past in the Classical period and in the Bronze Age and Greek vision of the past;
- the listeners will require awareness of characteristics of oral and literate cultures.
Assessment criteria
The mark's criterion is basic knowledge of burial customs, methodology of archaeology of death, understanding of the diversity of human attitude towards death attested during the exam. The method is an oral exam in the form of a conversation on the above outlined topics
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