I never studied mythology in school. I learned it on my own. If I hadn't accidentally come across a Bulfinches Mythology in the public library when I was 7, I might've easily remained unaware that Greek and Roman mythology existed, until I went to college.
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Zenkitty - Mar 01, 2006 6:49:04 am PST #7448 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
P.M. Marc - Mar 01, 2006 8:09:23 am PST #7449 of 10001
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We did when I was in high school, but I graduated, umm...
Crap. Fourteen years ago.
Also, that was in pre-I.B. Hon. English.
I have no frame of ref. for what normal kids study, having never been one.
Jessica - Mar 01, 2006 8:16:22 am PST #7450 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I read Edith Hamilton in elementary school (Social Studies), and then again in either high school or middle school English class.
DebetEsse - Mar 01, 2006 8:20:52 am PST #7451 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
We read parts of the Illiad. We also hit mythology in Jr Hi. I'm pretty sure we hit a verion of Arachne in 4th grade or so. I both HS and JrHi were Honors classes, but I'm pretty sure that at least some mythology gets into most people's schooling.
beth b - Mar 01, 2006 8:21:46 am PST #7452 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
the elementry school kids around here study mythology. but I don't know how well.
I know I studied it in school - but scince I read fairytales, mythology , folktales and tall tales pretty indiscriminately in elementry school, I couldn't tell you what i learned in school and what i picked up on my own.
Jessica - Mar 01, 2006 8:23:38 am PST #7453 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We read parts of the Illiad.
Oh right! We also read the Illiad and the Odyssey at some point. Can't remember when.
Betsy HP - Mar 01, 2006 12:15:52 pm PST #7454 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
My kids read bits of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and my son studied all the Greek gods. He studied Islam and Buddhism, too, which I thought was cool.
§ ita § - Mar 01, 2006 12:34:35 pm PST #7455 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He studied Islam and Buddhism, too, which I thought was cool.
You're all a bunch of weirdos.
Okay, maybe I can phrase that better. Studying religion was what we did in Religious Studies. It was a mandatory class in the English school I attended, and I know I got much of my Greek and Roman mythology by stealing books from my Jamaican schools.
When y'all separated church from state you did it weirdly.
Yeah, that's what I meant to say. The idea that I wouldn't have studied Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam before graduating school is counter to what I take for granted.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 02, 2006 3:47:38 am PST #7456 of 10001
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So, BSG DVDs - it's time.
I know from several posts here that there seem to be differing versions out there. Can someone summarize what's out there and what's the preferred release version for each season?
sumi - Mar 02, 2006 4:17:22 am PST #7457 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Well, I bought the mini-series - because it was on sale and then the season 1 dvds came out and they included the mini -- so don't buy the mini.
So far, it's season 1 and the first half of season 2. That's what I would recommend. I believe that some Best Buy's had the British season one dvd - but I don't think that there is any compelling reason to buy them.
Of course, some would recommend waiting 'til there is a full season 2 dvd set out there -- it's up to you.