EF

love of war of the gods

September

Tu Sept. 2

  • Homer, Iliad, Book IX: Focuses on Achilles' themes of honor, duty, and his refusal to rejoin battle.

  • Homeric Hymn to Apollo: Describes Apollo's birth on Delos, his journey to find an oracle site, and the establishment of his sanctuary at Delphi.

Th Sept. 4

  • Herodotos, Histories, Book I.29-33, 84-88: Recounts Solon's wisdom regarding fortune and happiness with King Croesus, and Croesus' eventual downfall.

Tu Sept. 9

  • Graff and Birkenstein, They Say, I Say, pp. 162 – 165: Offers strategies for effective class discussion participation and leadership.

  • Herodotos, Histories, Book III.80-87: Presents the Persian constitutional debate among Otanes, Megabyzus, and Darius on government forms.

Part 3: Classical Greece

Th Sept. 11

  • Euripides, Medea, pp. 61-93 (lines 1 – 780): Introduces Medea's despair and initial plans for revenge against Jason for his betrayal.

Tu Sept. 16

  • Euripides, Medea, pp. 93-120 (lines 781-1469): Details Medea's execution of her vengeful plot, including the murders of the princess, King Creon, and her children, culminating in her escape.

Th Sept. 18

  • Thucydides, Histories, Book V.84-116: Features the Melian Dialogue, illustrating a realist view of international relations where might dictates justice.

Part 4: Fourth-century Greece

Tu Sept. 23

  • Aristophanes, Lysistrata, pp. 11 - 59 (lines 1 – 723): Introduces Lysistrata's plan for women to withhold sexual favors to end the Peloponnesian War.

Th Sept. 25

  • Aristophanes, Lysistrata, pp. 59 - 99 (lines 724 – 1340): Concludes the comedy, showing the success of Lysistrata's strike and the men's agreement to peace.

Tu Sept. 30

  • Plato, Symposium, pp. 3 – 36: Begins the philosophical discussion on the nature of love (Eros) with early speakers' perspectives.

October

Th Oct. 2

  • Plato’s Symposium, continued, pp. 37 – 50: Continues the dialogue on Eros, featuring speeches like Aristophanes' myth of spherical humans and Agathon's praise of Eros.

Tu Oct. 7

  • Plato’s Symposium concluded, pp. 51 – 64: Features key speeches, notably Socrates' account of Diotima's ladder of love and Alcibiades' eulogy of Socrates.