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Relationships with The gods

Relationships with The gods. Introduction to the Odyssey By: Lexi Moore and Cara Snider. Myths. traditional stories rooted in a particular culture that usually explain a belief, ritual, or a mysterious natural phenomenon

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Relationships with The gods

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  1. Relationships with The gods Introduction to the Odyssey By: Lexi Moore and Cara Snider

  2. Myths • traditional stories rooted in a particular culture that usually explain a belief, ritual, or a mysterious natural phenomenon • Essentially religious because they are concerned with the relationship between human beings and the unknown or spiritual realm

  3. Human interactions • often came down from Olympus to have affairs with humans, resulting in demigods • Humans wrote comedies, dramas, played Olympic games, all dedicated to the celebration of their Gods.

  4. Heroes and Gods Odysseus- Good relationship: Athena because of his mental abilities Bad relationship: Poseidon because of his arrogance and brutishness Hercules- Good relationship: Zeus because he was his father, Athena because she was the protector of heroes Bad relationship: Hera because Zeus had an affair to father Hercules

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