James compares and contrasts the depiction of the gods in Lucian's Dialogues of the Sea-Gods with the depiction of gods in Homeric epic.
"The mythical cyclops, Polyphemos, is notorious for his savage characterisation in book nine of Homer’s Odyssey. Homer’s treatment of the character is certainly authoritative, but Lucian in the first two dialogues of his Dialogues of the Sea Gods presents Polyphemos in a new light, as a believably likeable protagonist," writes James.
GREE 202: Greek Literature
Compare and contrast the depiction of the gods in Lucian’s 'Dialogues of the Sea-Gods' with the depiction of the gods in one other ancient author.
About the course: An integrated course of literature and language to build on previous years of Greek and further develop reading skills and literary appreciation. This course will be based on the reading in class of selected passages of Greek from the set texts. Students who pass the course will be able to read passages and exhibit familiarity with the vocabulary and style of Lucian and Aristophanes.
Course coordinator: Dr Babette Puetz
Assessment details: Compare and contrast the depiction of the gods in Lucian’s Dialogues of the Sea-Gods with the depiction of the gods in one other ancient author. Choose from: the Homeric epics (one or both), Aristophanes, Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Use at least 3 passages from this other author for an in-depth comparison with Lucian.