Unit 2: Greek Mythology

Greek Mythology

In an academic context, the word "myth" refers to any sacred and traditional narrative. Unless otherwise noted, the words "mythology" and "myth" are here used in this sense, with no implication as to the historicity or factuality of the content of any such sacred narratives.
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to the myths and study them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece, on the Ancient Greek civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.[1]
Greek mythology is embodied explicitly in a large collection of narratives and implicitly in representational arts, such as vase-paintings and votive gifts. Greek myth explains the origins of the world and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and other mythological creatures. These accounts initially were disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition; today the Greek myths are known primarily from Greek literature.

In an academic context, the word "myth" refers to any sacred and traditional narrative

In, A: preposition
Myth: noun
Refers: verb
And: conjuntion


Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks

Mythology, Greeks, legends: noun
Is: verb
Of: preposition
And: conjunction

They were a part of religion in ancient Greece

They: pronoun
Were: verb
In,A: preposition
Greece: noun

Greek mythology is embodied explicitly in a large collection of narratives and implicitly in representational arts

Mythology: noun
Is: verb
In, A, Of: preposition
And: conjunction

Greek myth explains the origins of the world and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and other mythological creatures

Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, Heroines: noun
Of, A preposition
And: conjunction
Explains: verb

Today the Greek myths are known primarily from Greek literature
Are: verb
From: preposition
Literature: noun