This has probably been done by every culture on earth as soon as spoken language developed.
The earliest Greek stories revolved around the Gods. This includes Hercules, along with Zera and the Gods of Olympus.
There are no such things as "short stories" to portray Greek gods... they are all very long, but worth the read :)
Religious myths.
The Homeric poems.
Yes, there are stories were the Greek gods come down to a mortal. Usually this happened because the mortal angered the gods.
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greek stories about the gods are made for teaching and entertainment
Stories were passed down from generation to generation and to different cultures and tweaked a little overtime. it just depended on the storyteller. we have found writings of the stories and just combined them.
They were both stories about gods and Greece
Stories about Gods and devils.
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.
A myth is a traditional story that explains a natural or social phenomenon and usually involves supernatural beings. Greek myths involve the Greek gods and demi-gods and explain natural or social phenomenons.
There are no such things as "short stories" to portray Greek gods... they are all very long, but worth the read :)
There are no such things as "short stories" to portray Greek gods... they are all very long, but worth the read :)