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Why did Greeks tell myths?

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Greeks told myths to explain events they did not understand, and because myths were their religion.

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All that time ago they did not have science so they made up myths to explain things like day and night and the creation of the world.

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The Greek made myths because I don’t know -______- :) you think I really know the answer

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Why did Greeks come up with these myths?

All people- not just the Greeks- created myths to explain things they did not understand. If something SOUNDED like a good answer, they kept it until something better came along.


What did Greek myths of Greek gods and goddesses help Greeks to understand?

Greek Myths of greek gods and goddesses helped Greeks to understand everything from love to natrual occurences like earthquakes and lightning.


Why did ancient Greeks use myths about their gods?

They were used to explain natural phenomena.


What are 2 civilizations other than the Greeks that created myths?

One is the romans.


Why did ancient Greek write Greek myths?

The ancient Greeks wrote Greek myths so they could explain how the world was created and why certain things on Earth are like what they are. Most myths were part of oral tradition handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation long before the Greeks developed writing.

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Before Herodotus how did Greeks tell their past?

The Greeks told myths to tell stories of the past or they used ledgends


How did Greeks use myths to explain world around them?

Tell me the answer to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Who created Greek Myths?

The greeks created greek myths


Why did the ancient Greeks create the myths?

The ancient Greeks created myths because to explain the gods' actions.


How old are Greek myths?

The greek myths are as old as the greeks, for they are who made them.


Do all Greeks believe in myths?

no


Why did Greeks white myths?

The Greeks wrote myths to explain how the world worked. Examples include why the seasons changed or how earthquakes were created.


How do you recall in what areas have Greeks myths?

Greek myths come from the country of Greece.


How did Greeks use myths to explain the world around them?

They used myths from Zeus simply because they thought that the world was flat from the many pictures and murals made by the artists long ago.


Why did the people in the old times believe in myths?

The myths were the religion of Greeks and Romans. We call them myths, because we do not believe in them.


Did greek myths come before Norse myths?

This is unknown, because only the Greeks wrote about their myths at that time.


What did the Greeks use myths for?

instead of science