What we today call Greek Mythology came from the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean. Most other mythology comes to us from cultures who did not record their religion nearly so long or detailed a way.
Greek mythology does not give us the birthdays of it's gods and goddesses.
Yes. There are products named after Greek gods, movies are made with stories around Greek gods and mythology , the planets were named by the Greeks for Gods, buildings copy Greek designs, government are based on the Greek idea of democracy, children are given names of Greek gods, and knowing Greek mythology is considered the foundation of a good education.
Mythology does not give us the birthdays of gods and goddesses.
Greek civilisation was not influenced by Greek architecture. Greek architecture was a product of Greek civilisation
What we today call Greek Mythology came from the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean. Most other mythology comes to us from cultures who did not record their religion nearly so long or detailed a way.
In Greek mythology, Lycaon was a king of Arcadia
It is still all around us. The shoe brand Addas is the Greek goddess of flight that's why there is a wing on the shoe, and many of the movies made today are based on Greek mythology. Buildings copy Greek buildings, brands use Greek God names, and it doesn't hurt to know it.
Nobody deliberately learned Greek just to write Greek mythology. The Greek people spoke, read, and wrote in the Greek language, and were from an area known as Greece. They also happened to write a lot of mythology that we still read today. To the Greek people, writing stories in the Greek language was just as natural as us writing in English.
because Greek's were the first to come up with 3d art on the statues they made so they gave us a huge step forward in art.
greek and roman mythology in a modern US
The Greek myths have been subjects of thousands of paintings and sculptures though the centuries. The have also been the basis of much literature. Also the stories gives us insight in human struggle to understand life and natural occurrences.
Greek Mythology influences us in architecture because we adapted most of our building styles from the Greek people. We adapted something call Doric-Style it is basically the use of many types of colomns and a simple unadorned building. We also have the Parthenon, Mt.Olympus (the waterpark), and many other types of architecture to teach us about the Gods, Godesses, and the Titans. Greek Mythology also gave us many of the types of art we use today like mosaics. I don't have a lot of experience in politcs but there are many many books that reference back to Greek Mythology. I hope this helped a little..(:
Greek mythology does not give us the birthdays of it's gods and goddesses.
Greatly, greek symbols are still all around us today. for example, zeus' symbol was the eagle and if you look at the USA and Germany, they both utilise this because of its past implications of power. There are more and if you ever read Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, he does an amazing job of showing the link between greek mythology and the present day.
Greek mythology is studied today because it sheds light on ancient beliefs, cultures, and values. It also serves as a source of inspiration for literature, art, and popular culture. Additionally, understanding Greek mythology helps us make connections to modern society and analyze universal themes.
Greek Mythology, also called "Classic Mythology" started as stories by ancient people living in different regions and as the Greek and eventually Romans spread as a people under one language and commence they were connected and gradually gathered to be what they are today; this means that much of what we understand of the myths today, the ancient people who crafted them would not recognize.