This class took an interdisciplinary approach to the study of mythology, with an emphasis on literary approaches. While the course dealt with world mythology, there was a reading emphasis on classical and Norse myths because of their significance in Western culture and literature. This should not, however, be construed as a belief in their primacy or superiority to the myths of other cultures.

Two textbooks were used in the class. The primary text was a custom text based on the first five chapters of Scott Leonard and Michael McClure's Myth & Knowing: An Introduction to World Mythology (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2004). Students were also required to read and study Edith Hamilton's Mythology (Boston: Little, Brown, 1942), which is a classic text that covers both classical and Norse mythology.

Free Online Mythology Textbooks

• World Mythology:Myth, Metaphor, and Mystery, Andy Gurevich
• World Mythology, Volume 1: Gods and Creation, Jared Aragona
• World Mythology, Volume 2: Heroic Mythology, Jared Aragona
• Classical Mythology, Elizabeth Thill
• Greek Mythology: The Gods, Elizabeth Thill
• Greek Mythology: Heroes, Elizabeth Thill
• Greek Mythology: Fantastic Creatures and Characters, Elizabeth Thill
• Mythological Literature
• Mythology Unbound: Classical Mythology, Jessica Mellenthin and Susan O. Shapiro
• Mythoi Koinoi:An Anthology of Greek & Roman Myth, Kate Minniti, et al.
• Irish Myth, Nancy Effinger Wilson
• The Mythology Book
• Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might by Christopher R. Fee
• Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch

Free Online Course Modules

• Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism, James Howe, MIT OpenwCourseWare
• Arthurian Literature and Celtic Colonization, James Cain, MIT OpenwCourseWare
• The Ancient Greek Hero, Harvard, edX
• The Medieval Icelandic Sagas, University of Iceland, edX