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Greek Mythology And The Mythology

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The characters, stories, themes and lessons of Greek mythology have shaped art and literature for thousands of years. Later Greek writers and artists used and elaborated upon these sources in their own work. Did you know that in ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters were an important part of everyday life. They explained everything from rituals to the weather, and they gave meaning to the world people saw around them. Many consumer products get their names from Greek mythology. For example sports teams (Titans, Spartans and Trojans, for instance) also get their names from mythological sources and the website Amazon.com is named after the race of mythical female warriors.

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece. Greek myth attempts to explain the origins of the world, and details the lives and adventures of a wild Varity of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines and mythological creatures. These accounts were initially disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition, though today the Greek myths are known primarily from Greek literature. Did you know that poet and artist from ancient times to the present time have derived inspiration from Greek mythology. Greek mythology has discovered contemporary significance and relevance in

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