Yes. There are products named after Greek gods, movies are made with stories around Greek gods and mythology , the planets were named by the Greeks for Gods, buildings copy Greek designs, government are based on the Greek idea of democracy, children are given names of Greek gods, and knowing Greek mythology is considered the foundation of a good education.
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Greek myths are still an important part of our culture, simply because Ancient Greece was extremely important for the European civilisation.
Stories everywhere help us understand the way people think and feel. They also often contain clues as to the habitual dress, customs, occupations, primary concerns, political context, etc. of the nation they belong to, or its surroundings.
Greek mythology is the same as roman mythology, just different names, and now it is orthodox and catholic it evolved into
It effected: who the Greeks worshiped and how they did certain things like sailing.
A lot of names include names of gods. Planets are also named after gods of roman mythology which is based off of greek mythology but with different names.
The Greek mythology is important today as it has been adopted into the modern cultures. Most of the things that are done have a reference point in Greek mythology.
the Greeks have us up so bad it's not even funny
so don't look at me like that , ok?
The thing you refer to as mythology was considered a religion. As much so as any today.
Greek mythology originated in ancient Greece and is a collection of myths and stories about gods, goddesses, and heroes. There is some evidence to suggest that Greek mythology may have been influenced by Egyptian mythology, as there are similarities between certain gods and stories in both mythologies. However, the exact extent of this influence is still debated among scholars.
What we today call Greek Mythology came from the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean. Most other mythology comes to us from cultures who did not record their religion nearly so long or detailed a way.
There is no Eric in Greek mythology.
Boltar is not from Greek mythology.