This course gives upper-level Greek students the chance for comparative, in-depth study of two canonical texts, each representing an important mythological mother-daughter relationship. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter examines the catastrophic consequences of disruption to the mother-daughter relationship and the possibilities for reconciliation. Sophocles' Electra is a study in the mother-daughter relationship gone wrong that culminates with the eternal virgin cheering on her mother's death. Together we will analyze how these works confront myth's family relationships, violence and social conflict, and narrative closure.