9.1: Unit 1 Additional Materials

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Select from the Unit 1 readings below for more reading and listening resources. Home

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Why Study Greek Mythology?
Part 1: The Creation Story
Part 2: The War of the Titans
Part 3: The Olympian Pantheon
The Olympics: Then and Now
LEGOS in Space
Greek Influence in US World’s Fairs
American Neoclassicism Home

unit 1: Why Study Greek Mythology?

why study greek mythology

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Before starting, it’s a good idea to learn about how to take notes using the Cornell Method. This is useful not only for this course, but all courses you have. Watch the video below about how to take notes using the Cornell method.

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Here you can download a template of how your notes should look when using the Cornell Method. You can print this out or make your own notebook paper look like this.

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Here is an example of Cornell Method notes you should have after watching this video.

Part 1: The Creation Story Home

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The Greek version of the creation story
- Vocabulary help for previous listening

Part 2: The war of the titans Home

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Image: Comic explains how we get the word “cornucopia”

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A long but thorough podcast about the Titanomachy (War of the Titans): 47 mins has an interesting analysis.
NPR audio references cornucopia

Part 3: the Olympian pantheon Home

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NPR audio references aphrodisiac
VOA Special English audio references “muse”, “hermes”, and “terra”!
Podcast about Athena’s origins
- East pediment of Parthenon showed imagery from this story–this image is from the east pediment at the Parthenon in Nashville, TN
How Athens became Athena’s city (about 18:30 in)
- West pediment of Parthenon showed imagery from this story–this image is from the west pediment at the Parthenon in Nashville, TN

The Olympics: then and nowHome

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LONG video about the Olympics then and now (requires UT net ID log in)

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legos in space Home

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Video: About the Juno Probe being sent to Jupiter

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American neoclassicism Home

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360 View of the US Capitol
360 View of the US Supreme Court
VR Tours of Neoclassical Architecture in the US
Compare above with VR tours of ancient temples in Greece
Good site with intro videos to classical architecture, VR building comparisons, and Slideshow of Greek mythology found in the Library of Congress!

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Podcast discussing the current meaning of the Statue of Liberty–references the Phrygian cap and Trojan Horse (which might be a spoiler?)

Greek influence in us world’s fairs Home

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(Information about the Vulcan Statue from 3:30 to 8:30)

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