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Open: Describe a myth with which you are familiar. ½ page minimum. Myth/ noun 1. 1. a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. synonyms folk tale, folk : story, legend, tale, story, fable, saga, mythos, lore,folklore, mythology More Myth Story Examples The term "myth" refers to stories that are intended to provide explanations for things that people did not understand. Most often myths explain natural phenomenon. Myths exist in nearly every culture and country from English mythology to Mayan mythology to Baltic mythology and Slavic. Myths: Stories with Explanations Myths typically focus on gods, goddesses and creatures as their characters in order to make their explanations of nature. For example, a common myth about black cats is that they are evil. Greek mythology is amongst the most well-known and well-remembered set of myths. The mythology was told and retold, and also expressed through artwork. Sculptures, vases, and various other forms of artwork were created by the people of ancient Greece in order to show their appreciation to the gods and goddesses, or to tell the stories. Mythological Stories Some specific Greek mythological stories include: Myth of Narcissus Myth of Prometheus Myth of Hercules Myth of Pandora's Box Myth of Zeus Myth of Creation Myth of Theseus Myth of Ares Myth of Jason and the Argonauts Myth of Odysseus Myth of Pan The Wooden Horse The Woman Runner Pegasus Wings The Maze The Face in the Pool Daedalus and Iccarus The Cyclops Cave The Sirons Eros and Psyche Jason and the Golden Fleece King Midas and The Minotaur Theseus and the Minotaur Zeus, Hera and Little Io Hades an the River Styx Zeus, Hades and the King of Corinth Hermes and Apollo Apollo's Oracle and Delphi Apollo and Cassandra Demeter and Persephone Aphrodite and the Trojan War Perseus and Medusa The Mighty Hercules Orpheus and Eurydice Each of these stories was used in order to tell a story that had an underlining moral, meaning or explanatory purpose. Topics of Myths Some examples of the topics that would be covered in Ancient Greek mythology are: The origin of the world The origin of man Division of the world The reason for volcano eruptions The cause of rain The cause of thunder The cause of earthquakes Reasons for poor weather Reasons for poor crops Dieties in Greek Mythology Some examples of well-known deities in Greek mythology, and their roles in the mythology include: Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty Apollo, god of music, poetry, enlightenment, and prophecy Ares, god of war and violence; son of Zeus and Hera Artemis, goddess of hunting, childbirth, animals and wilderness Athena, goddess of warfare, wisdom and skill Demeter, goddess of agriculture, growth, and harvest Dionysus, god of wine, ecstasy, and festivals Hades, king of the dead and the underworld Hephaestus, god of fire and metalwork Hera, wife of Zeus, queen of heavens, goddess of women and childbirth Hermes, god of travel, communication, diplomacy, son of Zeus Hestia, sister of Zeus, goddess of home and chastity Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes Zeus, king of the gods and ruler of the sky, weather, law, and fate Mythical Creatures Some examples of mythical creatures in Ancient Greek mythology are: Centaurs, half-men and half-horse beings Cerberus, a large three-headed hound outside the gates of Hades Gorgons, sisters who had serpents as hair, the most famous of which was Medusa Minotaur, a creature with the body of a human but the head of a bull Sirens, bird-women who lured sailors to death by using song Pegasus, a winged horse Alops, a giant Cyclops, one-eyed cannibalistic giants Dracones, multiple-headed and venomous serpents Cetea, sea monsters Automatons, men or animals made of metal