Greek Mythology And Their Influence On Western Culture

Mythology is the myths and stories of a culture. Most of the stories told were about the
Gods and Goddess. There were different Gods and Goddesses for each part of everyday life.
Throughout history there were many different cultures with many different beliefs. The religious difference between them weren’t so different such as in Greek, Roman, and Mayan.
The Greek myths come from Greek stories. Greek mythology doesn’t have a text that is unique because it was told not written. The stories started in the Bronze Age. As Greek myths started to develop they were written in words during the archaic and classical periods. The oldest known story is Lliad and the Odyssey which was written around the 8 th or 9 th century. It focused on the Trojan War
Folktales usually have the same theme and are told for amusement, and always find their way into Greek mythology. Two of the most popular themes are a person goes missing and is found after a crazy adventure. The second is a journey to the underworld (Greek). “Greek mythology, formed the stage of most Greek poetry and epic, as well as many dramatic works”
(Adkins) Greek myths were a stamp on medieval imagination. Greek myths influenced western culture. The center of Greek mythology is the deities who live on Mount Olympus. From the mountain they ruled every part of human life. Greek mythology does not just tell stories of Gods and Goddesses it also tells stories of heroes like Heracles, Pandora, Pygmalion, Arachne,
Ganymede, Midas, and Narcissus (Eric). There were six original Gods of Olympus Zeus is the king of the Gods, and the God of the sky. Zeus was the most respected God and was admired by all (Šimon Zeus). Zeus was married to Hera who was the Goddess of marriage and childbirth.
She was also the Queen of the Gods. She was one of the fairest Goddess, but, she was also

Thomas 2 jealous and vengeful to people or Gods who crossed her. Since Hera couldn’t hurt Zeus for cheating on her. So she tormented his mistresses and the children he had with them
There was also Zeus’s other brother Hades who was God of Death and the dead. He is also known as the king of the underworld. He was rarely seen outside of the underworld. The only thing that he could hear were the voices of the people calling his name (Šimon Hades).
Demeter was another one of the first six she was Zeus and Heras sister. She was the Goddess of earth and harvest. She showed mankind corn and farming techniques (Šimon Demeter). Zeus’s last sibling was Hestia she was the Goddess of Hearth and domestic affair. She was also known as the Goddess of the sacrificial flame. She was always got the first offering. When new settlements were made Hestia’s flame was carried there. Now it is the torch at the Olympic games (Šimon Hestia). The second set of Gods were the offspring’s of the six original
Olympians. Apollo is the son of Zeus and the titan goddess Leto. He is also the God of Light and the Sun and the God of music and poetry. He was patron of the city of Delphi. They built him a temple after he slayed the dragon that occupied the shrine (Šimon Apollo). Artemis is Apollo’s twin sister and she is the Goddess of hunting and Wilderness. It was said that she could