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What we call Greek myths is the ancient Greek religion. They believed in their gods as seriously as people today believe in the Christan god, or Allah, or the god(s) of other religions. Religious stories we do not believe in we call myths. Roman mythology and Norse mythology are other examples of religions we do not believe in any more.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agothe greeks invented myths to explain natural events that occured like valcano eruptions(mostly believed because of hephaestus, god of blacksmith), earthquakes and hurracanes(poseidon, god of the sea) etc etc...
It is important to remember that what we see as "Greek mythology" was a religion to them. They viewed the stories as factual, or at the very least allegorical, much the way Christians view The Bible and the stories contained in it.
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∙ 6y agoThe thing that we call Greek myths were their religion, things happened to them that they wanted to justify, but they didn't know how to justify, so they came up with the Greek Gods we know now. For example, the Ancient Greeks saw war and made a God of War, Ares, to blame it on.
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∙ 9y agoThe ancient Greeks existed in the remoteness of time and their knowledge, tho formidable, was likely to be forgotten in the conflagrations to come. They parlayed this knowledge into myths that could be passed from generation to generation. Eventually the original knowledge become a study in symbolism and mythology was the result.
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∙ 12y agoThey weren't "myths" to the Ancient Greeks. They believed in those stories as being factual and real, the way Christians view the events in the Bible. When we read myths, we are reading the stories of an ancient religion, not just stories made for entertainment.
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∙ 13y agoThe myths were to them religious stories of their gods and goddesses.
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∙ 12y agoThe Greeks used myths to explain how the world worked. Examples include why the seasons changed or how earthquakes formed. Things like that.
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Who created Greek Myths?
The greeks created greek myths
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.
Did greek myths come before Norse myths?
This is unknown, because only the Greeks wrote about their myths at that time.
Why did the Greeks develop myths?
The Greeks used myths to explain events that they did not understand.
How did greek myths happen?
greeks made it up
What did the Greeks use myths for?
instead of science
Why did the Greeks use myths about ther gods?
The Greeks used myths about their Gods to explain... everything. Examples:Natural eventsThings in natureStrange happeningsEventsHow places were made
How did Greeks use myths to explain world around them?
Tell me the answer to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why did ancient Greeks use myths about their gods?
They were used to explain natural phenomena.
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.
What did the Greeks use as their sources of history?
In ancient Greece they had big amphitheaters and at them they told stories some were true and some were myths but often times these myths were sometimes the Greeks way of explaining natural things using their gods.
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.
Did greek myths come before Norse myths?
This is unknown, because only the Greeks wrote about their myths at that time.
