Life lessons from the great myths

Disc 1: lecture 1. Heroes, history and myth

lecture 2. The myth of Troy.

Disc 2: lecture 3. Homer and mythology

lecture 4. In search of historical Troy.

Disc 3: lecture 5. Life lessons from the Trojan War

lecture 6. Jason and the golden fleece.

Disc 4: lecture 7. Theseus and the minotaur

lecture 8. Myth and Athenian drama.

Disc 5: lecture 9. Fate and free will in mythology

lecture 10. Atlantis, fact or fiction?

Disc 6: lecture 11. The epic of Gilgamesh

lecture 12. Gilgamesh and history.

Disc 7: lecture 13. The book of Genesis

lecture 14. Exodus, the foundation of the Jewish people.

Disc 8: lecture 15. The historical power of biblical stories

lecture 16. Aeneas, Rome's national hero.

Disc 9: lecture 17. Romulus, the founder of Rome

lecture 18. Lays of ancient Rome.

Disc 10: lecture 19. Alexander the Great in history

lecture 20. Alexander the Great in romance.

Disc 11: lecture 21. Beowulf, historical roots and heroic values

lecture 22. King Arthur, fact or fiction?

Disc 12: lecture 23. In search of the holy grail

lecture 24. Vikings in America?

Disc 13: lecture 25. Vergil the magician

lecture 26. The Battle of Kosovo.

Disc 14: lecture 27. Julius Caesar in history

lecture 28. Napoleon and the mantle of Caesar.

Disc 15: lecture 29. Arminius and German mythology

lecture 30. Teuton versus Roman.

Disc 16: lecture 31. Davy Crockett and the myth of the frontier

lecture 32. The Alamo.

Disc 17: lecture 33. Jesse James and the myth of the outlaw

lecture 34. General Custer, hero or villain?

Disc 18: lecture 35. Reagan, Hollywood, and American ideals

lecture 36. Mythology as a path to wisdom.