This module traces how the great myths of Greece and Rome, tales of transformation, underworld journeys, and heroic quests. have been reimagined by modern fantasy writers including J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Ursula K. Le Guin, asking how the classics influenced them and why these ancient stories still speak to us today.

The module will follow an 8-session structure as shown below:

Outline	8-Session Structure
Week 1	Session 1: The Mythic Toolkit: What Is a Classical Myth?
	Session 2: The Art of Transformation: Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Tolkien’s Beren and Lúthien
Week 2	Session 3: The Ring of Gyges and the One Ring: Plato’s Thought Experiment
	Session 4: Descent into Darkness: The Underworld Journey from Homer to Aragorn
Week 3	Session 5: C.S. Lewis and the Myth of Cupid and Psyche
	Session 6: The Hero’s Body: Achilles, Túrin, and the Tragic Flaw
Week 4	Session 7: Reimagining The Aeneid: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Lavinia
	Session 8: Why Myths Never Die: Madeline Miller's Circe and the video game Hades