Greeks and Romans are a lot of fun

I've just finished another coursera.org course - Greek and Roman Mythology. At 10 weeks it felt too short, as I can read and talk about myths forever. Especially since we were actually reading classical literature - like Odyssey, Oresteiaand Aeneid .

Beside reading and lectures we wrote essays that were supposed to answer specific questions. Here are my two essays, saved here for posterity.

I. the Odyssey essay

first, the four questions that were posed, out of which students had to choose one to write about. in case I ever want to think about the rest of them. My essay answers the 4th question.
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( my essay  )

II. The second essay


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( my essay, the second question )