Thematic Study: Myth and Religion

• the depiction and role of the Greek and Roman gods, 
• the myths surrounding Heracles/Hercules in Greek and Roman culture, 
• the use of temples, 
• festivals, 
• beliefs about death and burial, 
• the mythic journeys to the Underworld, 
• the mythic founding stories of Athens and Rome and the depiction of myth in art.