PANTHEON OF THE GODS
(a list of the major gods and goddesses from a civilization; see chart):
The syllabus (home page chart) indicates that during the course we will be studying the names of the various gods and goddesses in different cultures (civilizations): the first of these is the Greek-Roman Pantheon; the second is the Norse Pantheon; the third is the Aztec Pantheon; and the fourth is the Egyptian Pantheon.
For the first set, the Greeks and the Romans, I have posted for you a chart which identifies the major Greek and Roman deities and then has columns providing additional information about these gods and goddesses; You may click here for the Greek-Roman Example Chart. (Of course, Chapter 2 in our text also has information on these gods and goddesses.) You do not create a Greek-Roman Chart; I have provided you with one. See the due dates on homepage for Norse and Egyptian. Neither is due now!
I have also indicated elsewhere that on your first quiz, I will reproduce such a chart with certain sections left blank; part of your quiz activity will be for you to fill in these blanks.
For the second and fourth pantheons (list of gods and goddesses), I expect you to create such a chart; or if you cannot create a table (a chart) on your computer because you lack the skill, then create just columns (no lines) for each of these other civilizations.
When you do prepare your chart on the Norse gods, come back here to see these names; the ones you will use for the Norse chart, due in Week 3:
Odin (Wotan)
(Notice I have added 2-3 more names, beyond those in out text in Chapter 2.)
For these Norse gods (as well as for the chart you will make later for the Egyptians), then go to the Internet and find additional information concerning these deities so that you can make a chart similar to the model provided for the Greeks and Romans.
It is up to you to choose the labels you have for your columns (you should have at least five columns in addition to the column of their names); you may use the ones from the model chart or generate new, different ones: for example, when I did mine for the Norse gods, I made the column labels: Gods’ Name; Associated Places (places associated with the particular gods and goddesses; Animals/Plants; 0bjects (weapons, armor, symbols, etc.); Attributes (what the god has power over or particular traits of each one); Kinships (whose related and how – Odin’s wife and queen); a related tale or story about each god; ultimate destiny of the deity).
You will not necessarily have the same labels as other students or as I, nor will you necessarily find information for each blank in your chart.
Of course some initial information is in our text in Chapter 2; further details will be provided in the web sites to which I send you for each civilization. See Supplements for addresses.
In addition, to learn more about the Norse gods and goddesses, go to any search engine and enter the term Norse mythology; you will find many listed sites; choose those which will tell you more about the gods and goddesses. Of course, I hope many of you will read other information just for your own education or interest.
Then find out enough information to complete your chart.
Likewise, go through this same process for the Egyptian gods, due in Week Seven. The names in the book will be the starting point.
In the course of preparing these materials for on line, I have tracked down web sites which will help you. See the Supplements, list of websites for the whole course.
Those of you who are able to create a chart in email please do so. Those of you who can not, simply copy and paste the list in email to me. For all assignments for which there is no little box send your response to me by email (Use No Attachments).
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