Of Gods and Men

In this podcast Dr Fiona Hobden of the University of Liverpool looks at what Greek myths and legends can tell us about how the early ancient Greeks saw their world.

1. Greek Myths & Legends: Introduction.
2. The Illiad and The Odyssey.
3. Hesiod's Theogeny: The Birth of the Universe.
4. A framework enabling the individual to locate themselves in the universe.
5. The emergence of the Gods.
6. What it means to be human.
7. Hesiod's Works and Days.
8. The five races of men.
9. Zeus: Human powerlessness in the face of divine will.
10. Myth provides Insight into human relationships.
11. Pandora and original sin.
12. Greek myth and misogyny.
13. Hera and Zeus.
14. Conclusion.

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