Greek Mythology :: Greek Mythology, Informative

     Long ago, people lacked knowledge on wherefore certain things happened. Without scientific answers, like we have today, the Ancient classics created their own answers some the world and an individuals place in it. These tales were known as legends. They described the feelings and values that bound the members of society. There are devil types of myths -- being myths and explanatory myths. A creation myth explained the start of many events such(prenominal) as the origin of the world and the creation of adult male beings. An explanatory myth explained a natural process or event such as illness and death. Most myths concerned shaper beings such as gods, goddesses and different heroes with supernatural powers. These characters had many compassionate characteristics, aside from their special powers, that included give and death and the presence of emotions such as love and jealousy. These human qualities of the divine beings reflected the values of soci ety. Such characters are called anthropomorphic, derived from two Greek quarrel content in the shape of man. Gods and goddesses that resembled animals were referred to as theriomorphic, derived from two Greek words meaning in the shape of an animal. The last group of mythical characters has no name. They didnt take the form of a complete human or animal, such as a figure with a human body and an animal head. As well as being socialize and interesting to read, myths played an important role in Ancient Greek society.     The Greeks honored their gods with different kinds of festivals. Their celebrations have continued throughout the years and two have become worldwide traditions.