Study Abroad in Greece

Jan 3 - 11, 2008 - Mythology

This course explored the meaning of mythology and the evolution of mythical thought. Mythology was considered as an explanation of the way the world is ordered and how humans respond to that order. Students examined the relevance of myth to their own daily life.

Then they embarked on a journey worthy of Homer's epics. They ascended the mythical mountain perches of Greek gods and their temples along their travels through Athens, Olympia, and Cape Sounion. They came face-to-face with ancient relics, stood where the first Olympic athletes competed, and visited the site where the Oracle once foretold the future.

Highlights

• Tours led by local guides at Delphi, Olympia, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Cape Sounion
• Walking tour of Athens
• Visits to the Acropolis, Delphi site, Delphi museum, Olympia site, Olympia Museum, and Temple of Poseidon
• Full-day Saronic Gulf cruise: Aegina, Poros, Hydra.

Instructor

Deborah Stewart is Associate Academic Dean at CCV. She graduated from the college in 1989, and earned a MFA in Writing from Vermont College in 1993. Stewart has taught writing, literature, humanities, communication, and education courses at CCV. She also served as an academic coordinator at CCV before taking a position as associate academic dean. She continues to teach, online and/or on-ground, nearly every semester.

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