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Applications can be made in person on
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. in
the Extramural Office (room 3141 of the Arts
Building).
Fee
€
300 for the course or
€
165 per term. A
concession rate is available to second and third
level students and people whose primary source
of income is social welfare, health board or a
government-sponsored employment scheme.
Time and place
This is a day-time course. Time and venue to be
confirmed, please check our website:
after 7 August 2012 for update or text ‘INFO’ to
087 2572015.
Duration
The course comprises of two lectures per week
over two twelve-week terms commencing
Monday, 24 September 2012 and
recommencing Monday, 14 January 2013.
There is a one week break in each term (5-9
November 2012 and 25 February-1 March
2013) when no lectures will take place.
Greek and Roman Mythology
and Religion
What is myth? How do myths deal with
fundamental human concerns about who we are
and the world we live in? What is the
relationship between myth and religion? Why
did the Greeks and Romans worship many
gods, believe in oracles, or perform animal
sacrifice? This lecture-only course is an
introduction to the major myths and religions of
the classical world using the full range of
primary source material: literary, artistic and
archaeological. It explores the functions of myth
within society and the various theories of myth.
The first half of the course will focus on themes
such as the creation of myths in the wider
context of Near Eastern mythology, the
character of the Olympian gods, heroes and
their monstrous opponents, divine-human
relations, and the major mythic cycles of the
Trojan war, and the Atreus and Theban sagas.
The second half of the course will explore the
nature of Greek and Roman religion in its social
context. It considers key elements of ritual
action: sacrifice, rites of passage, festivals, as
well as the diverse ancient beliefs on death and
the afterlife and the role of mystery religions.
This lecture-only course will be illustrated.
Lecturer
Christine Morris, Associate Professor
How to apply
You may register and pay by credit/laser card
online at
after 7 August 2012 or you can
download an application form and send it with a
cheque/draft/postal money order made payable
to Trinity College no. 1 account to: Patricia
Stapleton, Extramural Administrator, School of
Histories and Humanities, room 3141, Arts
Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Applications can be made in person on
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. in
the Extramural Office (room 3141 of the Arts
Building).
Fee
€
150 for the course or
€
85 per term. A
concession rate is available to second and third
level students and people whose primary source
of income is social welfare, health board or a
government-sponsored employment scheme.