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Greek mythology attemped to explain everything that the ancient Greeks couldn't understand. Remember that ancient Greeks didn't know the things we know today. Some examples are:

Death

Love

Birth

Good and evil

Creation

Sicknesses

The stars

Life

...

And more

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