Gods And Goddesses In Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece was a civilization that set many precedents. One of the most notable earmarks of Ancient Greece is It’s mythology. Though not the only polytheistic culture, Greece is one of the most prominently thought of cultures when referring to Gods and Goddesses. The deities of ancient Greece held a huge sphere of influence in their culture. The Gods and Goddesses affected many aspects of everyday life. These myths became their religious and spiritual foundations. “In ancient Greece, a myth was not simply a story, or a tale, rich in religious and poetic meanings, but rather a body of scientific knowledge about the world and a normative conception of human beings” (Javier Lopez Frias, Isadora,Hadjistephanou Papaellina).
When looking at
myths today we read them as ancient spiritual literature, no longer practiced in theory. Below we see the stages of mythology:
“stage 1: the myth is associated with religious ritual and that is its function;
stage 2: the myth has become 'history';
stage 3: the 'history' has turned into folklore;
stage 4: the folklore is turned to literary purposes” (Dowden).
When looking at
myths today we read them as ancient spiritual literature, no longer practiced in theory. Below we see the stages of mythology:
“stage 1: the myth is associated with religious ritual and that is its function;
stage 2: the myth has become 'history';
stage 3: the 'history' has turned into folklore;
stage 4: the folklore is turned to literary purposes” (Dowden).