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Myth and Mythology

14/05/2025 – 11/06/2025

Online

Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Course

6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available

Professor Susan Deacy: Myth and Mythology

What is myth? What is mythology? When does classical myth begin? When does it end? Why are its characters such a source of fascination?

This course explores these and other questions, and how studying myth can deepen our understanding of ancient cultures and the postclassical cultures that keep adapting them, including our own.

Wednesday 14 May -  Session 1 Myth and mythology

Wednesday 21 May - Session 2 Myth and the gods

Wednesday 28 May - Session 3 Myth and folktale

Wednesday 4 June - Session 4 Myth and the city

Wednesday 11 June - Session 5 Myth and 'us'


Each week there will be recommended reading which, where possible, will be made available online: these readings will be announced in advance nearer the time.

Susan Deacy is Professor Emerita of Classics of Roehampton University, Honorary Professor of Classics at Bristol University,  Honorary Fellow at Leicester University, and Associate Fellow of the Institute of Classical Studies. She won a National Teaching Fellow in 2015 in recognition of the 'outstanding impact' of her teaching. Her research straddles areas including ancient literature, ancient languages, classical reception (especially in young people’s culture) and the experiential applications of classical mythology. Her scholarship on ancient religion (especially gods), mythology and culture has been influential since the 1990s, and her recent publications include What Would Hercules Do? Lessons for Autistic Children Using Classical Myth (2023) and 'Down the sinkhole: the Lernean Hydra" in The Oxford Handbook of Monsters in Classical Myth (2024). Her forthcoming publications include A Traitor to her Sex? Athena the Trickster for Oxford University Press and the textbook Classical Mythology for Routledge.

 

Fees and Practical Information
 
  • Members of the Hellenic Society and Roman Society may book at a heavily discounted rate.
  • Hellenic Society and Roman Society Members: £60
  • Hellenic Society and Roman Society Student Members: £30
  • All Non-Members: £120
    To join or renew your subscription to the Hellenic Society or Roman Society, please visit:
    https://www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/membership/
    https://www.romansociety.org/Membership
  • Lectures will be recorded and will be available for one month after the course has ended.
  • After booking, and before the course starts, you will receive an email with the Zoom link and any preparatory reading.
  • The course will be held on our Zoom platform. You will be able to ask questions using the chat or Q&A functions. It is not necessary to have a microphone or camera.
  • Additional reading / documents will be held on Google Drive and you will be sent the link.
  • Please read the Webinar Guidance which can be downloaded from here:
    https://www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events before attending the course.
  • If you have any queries or problems, please email Fiona Haarer (office@romansociety.org) 

Booking Type

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