It was in a way a religion, they made it to help understand the unknown.
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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.
The greeks created greek myths
The Greeks wrote myths to explain how the world worked. Examples include why the seasons changed or how earthquakes were created.
This is unknown, because only the Greeks wrote about their myths at that time.
The Greeks used myths to explain events that they did not understand.