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What’s mythology?

What’s mythology?. Refers to the (usually) oral retelling of myths Myths are stories that cultures share. In many cases, they offer explanations for: Natural events The state of humanity The origins of the universe Historical events The mythology of ancient Greece serves these purposes.

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What’s mythology?

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  1. What’s mythology? • Refers to the (usually) oral retelling of myths • Myths are stories that cultures share. In many cases, they offer explanations for: • Natural events • The state of humanity • The origins of the universe • Historical events • The mythology of ancient Greece serves these purposes

  2. Greek Mythology • Believed all nature contained gods/goddesses the natural world was alive • Gods lived on Mt. Olympus • Difference between gods and humans: IMMORTALITY and MORTALITY • Gods could and did marry mortals • “…stories about Olympian deities reflect the human world of ancient Greece—its understanding of nature, its personal relationships, and its wars.” –Barry R. Katz, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Classics at New York University, in Alice Low’s Greek Gods and Heros.

  3. Lesson from Greek Myths • Portrayal of women? • Chatter-boxes, helpless when dealing with men (submissive) • Women blamed for the evils of the world • View of gods? • Human-like emotions (vengeful, angry, jealous, sad, etc.) • Gods don’t like to be challenged

  4. Ok, so…which ones do you need to know?

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