Parables
That's because those are simply stories. If you do your research, the Christian Jesus is really a re-make of past Gods like Horus who was also born around December 25th, died and was resurrected according to mythology. Also, he was said to have performed miracles long before Jesus. There are many more other gods with similar stories who predate Jesus. Those stories have been marginalized and downplayed by the Judeo-Christian leaders.
It explained how things happened, gave stories to share, and told how Gods became powerful.
greek stories about the gods are made for teaching and entertainment
Some believe that the story of Jesus is a repeat of earlier stories such as the stories of Isis and Osiris, Horus or other gods, or even of Homer's epics, because they see the Christian story actually as having developed from stories well known in the first century. Early Christian church leaders agreed that the story of Jesus is a repeat of earlier stories, but said that it is because Satan had pre-empted Jesus in order to make it difficult for people to believe in him.
The Norse people loved stories, poetry and song, especially about the gods or brave adventurers. These stories/songs were often told/sung by "Skalds", during for example feasts, known as a "Gille".
They were both stories about gods and Greece
Stories about Gods and devils.
A Greek myth involved the gods and/or demigods. Aesop's fables were stories used to illustrate a moral, and usually featured animals as characters to avoid offending the people the characters represented.
Jesus is one of our Gods
The gods in Homer's stories were always represented as volatile, unpredictable and capricious. They did not have the interest of their worshipers in mind.
The earliest Greek stories revolved around the Gods. This includes Hercules, along with Zera and the Gods of Olympus.
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