The main one most are familiar with would be Demeter looking for her daughter Persephone who was kidnapped by Hades, and who ate a food of the Underworld and thus had to stay there for a certain amount of months out of the year, and return to her mother after, thus explaining summer/spring and winter.
What they explain is it teaches you life lessons for the future so half of the ancient greek myths are false.
The original purpose of myths was for the Ancient Greeks to attempt to explain mysteries that they could not otherwise explain, but now myths are merely entertainment, as all other fantasy is.
Creation of the world, the seasons, storms.
Mythology is an attempt by people to explain nature, the universe, and themselves.
Yes.
They had many myths, but the myths, like almost all religions of those days, the myths simply explained why things happen in nature. They might explain how mankind came to be, or why night and day are seperated, or might explain an eclipse or why a rainbow has appeared.
Creation myths are traditional stories that often attempt to explain the nature of the world and human experiences. These stories typically involve the origins of the universe, how humans came to be, and important aspects of life such as love, death, and suffering. Creation myths are found in cultures around the world and serve to provide a framework for understanding the world and one's place in it.
Observation.
Creation myths explain the origin of the universe, humans, and other beings, while nature myths focus on explaining natural phenomena and the roles of natural elements like the sun, moon, or animals in the world. Creation myths often involve the actions of a god or gods in forming the world, while nature myths tend to focus on interactions between different elements of the natural world.
Observation.
Phenomenon.
A phenomenon describes an observed pattern in nature without an attempt to explain its underlying causes.