This semester literature course examines myths over time and across cultures.  Students explore how archetypes in myths symbolize human experience and embody the spiritual values of a culture.  Through reading and analyzing myths, students address fundamental and thoughtful questions.  Through the study of myths, students better understand our connection to other people at a time when the welfare of each culture depends on the attitudes and actions of other cultures. Students deepen their understanding of the myths, compare myths across cultures and explore connections of myths to their own lives through discussion, writing assignments, projects and journals.