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You will find the WikiAnswers category 'Myths and Folklore' at the link below. Another place for mythology questions would be Ancient Religions, since Greek and Roman "mythology" was actually part of the religious beliefs of ancient Greeks and Romans. You can find Greek Mythology at 'History Politics and Society/Ancient History/Greek Mythology'.
In Ancient Greek Mythology a water snake called the Hydra would do this but it was kiled by Herculies in one of his 12 quests
No, there is no ancient Roman (or Greek) god named Dian. The closest would be Dionysus, from Greek mythology. However, in Irish/Celtic mythology, there is a character known as Dian.
The Gryphon didn't have it's origins in Greek mythology, so it is rarely mentioned and has no recorded lineage. If it were to have parentage, it would likely have been Typhon and Echidna, the parents of most of the monsters in Greek Mythology.
The Greek god equivalent to Mars, the Roman god of war, would be Ares. Ares was the god of war, violence, and bloodshed in Greek mythology.
Persephone is mainly associated with Ancient Greek mythology, so it is believed that she would speak Ancient Greek. However, as a mythological figure, she is not bound by a specific language and her communication would transcend linguistic barriers.
A scaled dragon with wings would be a drakon in Greek mythology.
Artemis was a hunter goddess, so she would have had a bow and arrow.
The people of ancient Greece believed that by conducting sacrifices..they would keep the gods happy.
It is what the Greeks believed in. Their were god who had magical powers like Zeus (zoos) who had lighting powers. I would say mythology was the history and relegion of the ancient greek people.
In Greek mythology Poseidon was the god of the sea.
Today, Greek Mythology doesn't really have much impact on the world. You will still find temples and things like that for the Greek gods. Though the effects are less than they used to be, Life in Ancient Greece was based around Greek Mythology and he gods. They would worship the gods. You see, for the Ancient Greeks, everything in daily life was the cause of a god or goddess. Zeus made thunder and lightening storms. Demeter let harvests grow to feed the people, things like this. They every much believed that the gods would walk among them and curse anyone you said something against them. So as you can see, yes, in Ancient times Greek Mythology did effect the life's of many people.