2025
Mythology Themes
Name: Mythology Themes
Code: LLT10830L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Literature
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. To acknowledge the Greco-roman myths and discuss them within the scope of the major explanatory theories.
2. To recognize the relation between myth and arts.
3. To recognize the myth through the evolution of literary and cultural paradigms.
4. To recognize some of the particular structures of myth.
2. To recognize the relation between myth and arts.
3. To recognize the myth through the evolution of literary and cultural paradigms.
4. To recognize some of the particular structures of myth.
Contents
1. The myth: a discussion of the main theories.
2. The myths of creation and evolution.
3. The cycles and heroic legends.
4. Roman mythological paradigms.
5. The treatment of the myth: evolution and reflection of cultural and literary paradigms.
5.1. The Trojan cycle:
5.1.1. The Trojan War in Homer and in the version of W. Peterson.
5.1.2. Iphigenia in Euripides and Cacoyannis;
5.1.3. The Trojan versions of Euripides, Seneca and Cacoyannis.
5.2. The Theban Cycle:
5.2.1. The myth of Oedipus in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Um Édipo de Armando Nascimento Rosa and Pasolini's Oedipus Rex.
6. Particular structures of myth: the cathabasis and its parody; the metamorphosis.
2. The myths of creation and evolution.
3. The cycles and heroic legends.
4. Roman mythological paradigms.
5. The treatment of the myth: evolution and reflection of cultural and literary paradigms.
5.1. The Trojan cycle:
5.1.1. The Trojan War in Homer and in the version of W. Peterson.
5.1.2. Iphigenia in Euripides and Cacoyannis;
5.1.3. The Trojan versions of Euripides, Seneca and Cacoyannis.
5.2. The Theban Cycle:
5.2.1. The myth of Oedipus in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Um Édipo de Armando Nascimento Rosa and Pasolini's Oedipus Rex.
6. Particular structures of myth: the cathabasis and its parody; the metamorphosis.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical exposition. Reading, analysis, discussion and synthesis. Continuous assessment / examination.
Assessment
According to the Academic Regulations and point 2.3. of the assessment criteria defined by the Department of Linguistics and Literature, there are two forms of assessment:
Continuous Assessment
Continuous assessment will include at least two assessment components, one of which must be a written test (midterm), with a weight of 50%, and whose grade may not be lower than 8 out of 20.
The other component will consist of additional assessment instruments, which may be:
a) A second written midterm test;
b) Other elements defined by the lecturers, adapted to the course syllabus and teaching methodologies;
c) A combination of the two instruments mentioned in the previous points.
Final Exam Assessment
The exam system (regular, resit, special, and extraordinary periods) consists of a written examination, which will be assigned a weight of 100%.
Continuous Assessment
Continuous assessment will include at least two assessment components, one of which must be a written test (midterm), with a weight of 50%, and whose grade may not be lower than 8 out of 20.
The other component will consist of additional assessment instruments, which may be:
a) A second written midterm test;
b) Other elements defined by the lecturers, adapted to the course syllabus and teaching methodologies;
c) A combination of the two instruments mentioned in the previous points.
Final Exam Assessment
The exam system (regular, resit, special, and extraordinary periods) consists of a written examination, which will be assigned a weight of 100%.
Teaching Staff
- Armando Duarte Senra Martins [responsible]
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