Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

CARS 2310 - Classical Mythology


Introduction to classical mythology; readings and discussions of myths and their interpretations.

Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS Pillar: Humanities: Text and Contexts
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2HL
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM course: TMAH Arts & Humanities
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Adoption of methodologies for exploring myth independently.
  • Exploration of the meanings of myths for the ancients and for us.
  • Mastery of names and stories for some principal Greek myths.
  • To be able to use evidence from material culture as well as literary sources in reaching conclusions about myth.
  • Understanding of the literary and visual context of myth.


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