The many gods in the Odyssey to the one God in St. Augustine's writings.

  1. Compare the many gods in the Odyssey to the one God in St. Augustine's writings. (Example questions you might use to shape your discussion: Do they share any qualities? What do those qualities indicate about the cultures? About religion in the two eras? What are the differences? What do those differences indicate about the respective cultures/religions?)
  2. Compare the depictions of Hell in the Odyssey and the Aeneid and in today's world. (Example questions: Construct a detailed description. What are the similarities and differences? What do these indicate about the cultures that created them? )
  3. Compare Odysseus, Aeneas, and Antigone to explore the similarities and differences in the hero. (Example questions: What are the different missions of each? What do those differences indicate about the definition of hero in the three times/cultures? How do the actions of each define the hero; how are they similar and different?)