pt. 1: disc 1. lecture 1. Introduction. lecture 2. What is myth?
disc 2. lecture 3. Why is myth? lecture 4. First was chaos
disc 3. lecture 5. The reign of the Olympians. lecture 6. Immortals and mortals
disc 4. lecture 7. Demeter, Persephone, and the conquest of death. lecture 8. The Eleusinian mysteries and the afterlife
disc 5. lecture 9. Apollo and Artemis. lecture 10. Hermes and Dionysos
disc 6. lecture 11. Laughter-loving Aphrodite. lecture 12. Culture, prehistory, and the "great goddess".
pt. 2: disc 7. lecture 13. Humans, heroes, and half-gods. lecture 14. Theseus and the "test-and quest" myth
disc 8. lecture 15. From myth to history and back again. lecture 16. The greatest hero of all
disc 9. lecture 17. The Trojan war. lecture 18. The terrible house of Atreus
disc 10. lecture 19. Blood vengeance, justice and the Furies. lecture 20. The tragedies of King Oedipus
disc 11. lecture 21. Monstrous females and female monsters. lecture 22. Roman founders, Roman fables
disc 12. lecture 23. Gods are useful
lecture 24. From Ovid to the stars.