CONTENTS
Unit 1 Why Mythology? 11
Text A Why Mythology 12
Text B What is a Myth? 23
Text C Myths and Mythology 27
Unit 2 The Olympian Gods (I) 32
Text A The Olympian Gods (I) 33
Text B Zeus‘ Consorts and Some of Their Tribulations 46
Text C Athena 50
Unit 3 The Olympian Gods (II) 55
Text A The Olympian Gods (II) 56
Text B Artemis and Actaeon 69
Text C Venus and Adonis 72
Unit 4 The Gods of the Underworld 74
Text A The Gods of the Underworld 75
Text B Persephone 89
Text C Cerberus: Three Headed Dog in Greek Mythology 93
Unit 5 Other Gods 96
Text A Other Gods 97
Text B The Wood-Folk 108
Text C The Judgement of Midas 111
Unit 6 Myths of Origin 115
Text A Myths of Origin 116
Text B The Vampire Origin Story 127
Text C The Mythology Chiron-the Wounded Healer 132
Unit 7 Gods and Mortals 136
Text A Gods and Mortals 136
Text B Atalanta and the Golden Apples 148
Text C Orpheus and Eurydice 151
Unit 8 The Age of Heroes (I) 157
Text A The Age of Heroes (I) 158
Text B Hercules: An Ageless Icon 175
Text C Perseus and Medusa 179
Unit 9 The Age of Heroes (II) 182
Text A The Age of Heroes (II) 183
Text B Jason and the Argonauts 200
Text C Oedipus Complex 202
Unit 10 The Trojan War 207
Text A The Trojan War 208
Text B Troy 222
Text C Helen of Troy 227
Unit 11 After the Trojan War 233
Text A After the Trojan War 234
Text B Odysseus 248
Text C Rome 252
Unit 12 Apollo and Daphne 258
Text A Apollo and Daphne 259
Text B Apollo 269
Text C Apollo and Delphi 273
Unit 13 Echo and Narcissus 280
Text A Echo and Narcissus 281
Text B Echo and Narcissus’ Story in Metamorphoses 290
Text C Understanding Narcissism 293
Unit 14 Pygmalion 297
Text A Pygmalion 298
Text B Bernard Shaws Pygmalion 307
Text C The City of Paphos 309
Unit 15 Eros/Cupid and Psyche 314
Text A Eros/Cupid and Psyche 316
Text B Voluptas and The Kharites 325
Text C Beauty and Beast 327
Key to Exercises 331
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