CONTENTS Unit 1 Why Mythology? 11 Text A Why Mythology 12 Text B What is a Myth? 23 Text C Myths and Mythology 27 Unit 2 The Olympian Gods (I) 32 Text A The Olympian Gods (I) 33 Text B Zeus' Consorts and Some of Their Tribulations 46 Text C Athena 50 Unit 3 The Olympian Gods (II) 55 Text A The Olympian Gods (II) 56 Text B Artemis and Actaeon 69 Text C Venus and Adonis 72 Unit 4 The Gods of the Underworld 74 Text A The Gods of the Underworld 75 Text B Persephone 89 Text C Cerberus: Three Headed Dog in Greek Mythology 93 Unit 5 Other Gods 96 Text A Other Gods 97 Text B The Wood-Folk 108 Text C The Judgement of Midas 111 Unit 6 Myths of Origin 115 Text A Myths of Origin 116 Text B The Vampire Origin Story 127 Text C The Mythology Chiron-the Wounded Healer 132 Unit 7 Gods and Mortals 136 Text A Gods and Mortals 136 Text B Atalanta and the Golden Apples 148 Text C Orpheus and Eurydice 151 Unit 8 The Age of Heroes (I) 157 Text A The Age of Heroes (I) 158 Text B Hercules: An Ageless Icon 175 Text C Perseus and Medusa 179 Unit 9 The Age of Heroes (II) 182 Text A The Age of Heroes (II) 183 Text B Jason and the Argonauts 200 Text C Oedipus Complex 202 Unit 10 The Trojan War 207 Text A The Trojan War 208 Text B Troy 222 Text C Helen of Troy 227 Unit 11 After the Trojan War 233 Text A After the Trojan War 234 Text B Odysseus 248 Text C Rome 252 Unit 12 Apollo and Daphne 258 Text A Apollo and Daphne 259 Text B Apollo 269 Text C Apollo and Delphi 273 Unit 13 Echo and Narcissus 280 Text A Echo and Narcissus 281 Text B Echo and Narcissus' Story in Metamorphoses 290 Text C Understanding Narcissism 293 Unit 14 Pygmalion 297 Text A Pygmalion 298 Text B Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion 307 Text C The City of Paphos 309 Unit 15 Eros/Cupid and Psyche 314 Text A Eros/Cupid and Psyche 316 Text B Voluptas and The Kharites 325 Text C Beauty and Beast 327 Key to Exercises 331 Bibli