About this Web Page

This web page was created by the students of Dr. Andrea Deagon's Classics 345: Topics in Mythology class at UNC-Wilmington, Fall 2000.  Individual students wrote different sections of the page.  Some students worked together on their projects, and the whole page was a cooperative effort, with students helping each other out with resources and ideas in class discussion.  Most had had very little previous exposure to Classical mythology or ancient art and literature.  The Perseus Project was key in enabling us to work with primary sources and a large body of  images from ancient art. 

Rather than being a comprehensive overview of Herakles, this page reflects the issues we thought were interesting and important.  Each of us took a different approach to our topics, so there is a lot of variation in the kinds of information presented and how it is presented.  We hope it will be useful to students who are doing research on Herakles, or people in general who are looking for more information on this hero.

Most of the sections of this page are individually authored, and signed with the author's initials.  (The key to the initials is below).  Sections without signature were compiled from student suggestions, notes and materials by Dr. Deagon. 

AH Al Hacker is a junior English major.
BD Bryan Delisio is a senior English major, professional and creative writing track. 
BP Bill Piver is a senior Psychology major.
BS Brooke Smithwick is an English major in her junior year.
CMD Chris Duffy majors in Philosophy and Religion.
CW Cathy Whitman is an English major.
HC Heather Congo is a junior English major minoring in Women's Studies.
JR Jack Robinson is currently a undergraduate in History. He started college after retiring from the Marines.  He will commence Graduate school at UNC-W for a degree in Public History.  
KG Kim Grier is a senior English major.
MAC Melissa Anne Cecil is an anthropology major graduating in Fall 2000.
MB Michelle Biedell is a senior Marine Biology major from Oak Island, NC.
MS Mike Starenseier majors in creative writing.
RLC Ray Congo is a seniorish history major and a Classical Studies minor.
RC Rosalie Cost is an English major from Maryland.