ANT2800 – Classical Mythology

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• identify principal gods, goddesses, and heroes from Greek and Roman mythology.
• identify some of the ancient literary and artistic sources for classical mythology.
• explain the most influential theories about and approaches to classical mythology.
• identify and interpret elements of classical mythology in later art, literature, and/or cinema.

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Lectures, one double session pr. week for 14 weeks. The lectures will be recorded and published in Canvas. Please note that the teaching material consists of lecture recordings in addition to the reading list.

In order for you to be allowed to sit for the final examination, the following compulsory tuition activity must be approved by the teacher:

• two quizes, one in the beginning of the semester and one during the semester. The quizes are conducted in Canvas.

Approved tuition activity is valid also for the next two semesters in which the course is offered.

Since the lectures are recorded and the compulsory tuition activities are submitted in Canvas, the course may be taken as a distance learning course. Please note, however, that the examination takes place in UiO's examination halls in Oslo.

Written examination (4 hours).

Written examinations are carried out in the digital examination system Inspera. You must familiarize yourself with the digital examination arrangements in Inspera before your written exam. Read more about digital school exams.

Please note that the examination takes place in UiO's examination halls in Oslo. You cannot conduct the exam at home or in another location outside our examination halls.

In order for you to qualify for the final examination, all compulsory tuition activities must be approved by the teacher.