tell me what you know about greek mythology?
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Greek mythology consists in part in a large collection of narratives that explain the origins of the world and detail the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines. These accounts were initially fashioned and disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition; our surviving sources of Greek mythology are literary reworkings of this oral tradition. Greek mythology was also reflected in artifacts, some of them works of art, notably the repertory of vase-painters. The Greeks themselves referred to the myths and associated artworks to throw light on cult practices and ritual traditions that were already ancient and, at times, poorly understood.\n\nThe span of stories and characters in Greek mythology ranges from the atrocities of the early gods to the brutal wars of Troy and Thebes, from the youthful pranks of Hermes to the heartfelt grief of Demeter for Persephone, all depicted in minute detail in a bewildering range of media. The cast of characters includes many gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, monsters, daemons, nymphs, satyrs, and centaurs.
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My great-aunt once wrote an entire book about Greek mythology in a sort of story-telling form. It was a very informative book, and it helped me stay aware of Greek and Roman references more often. People (including me) often speak of the weather as being "hotter than Hades" as a more polite way of saying "hotter than hell." Hades was the Greek god of the underworld, which would be compared to a Christian concept of hell. Companies still use these references even today in shoes (like Nike), sporting equipment, technological equipment, flowers (think FTD Florist using Hermes as their symbol), and cleaning supplies (think Ajax). As an English major, I wrote at least two poems with mythological references. I love the musical "My Fair Lady" which is related to "Pygmalion" and the old myth of the man who created his ideal woman. If you watch Disney's "Monsters Inc." there is one part where the little one-eyed monster Mike is contemplating how to smuggle the little girl Boo back into the company, and he uses a Greek reference to the Trojan horse, but dismisses it as "Too Greek!" Children would probably not understand what he said, but those of us who have studied mythology would. I do not use mythology as a replacement for religion, but it helps to understand historical references and symbolism around us.
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I believe people explain things to the best of their knowledge, and the people in the past are no different. As a general rule, mythology has some connection to fact - even if it is a very slim link.\n\nLet's take for example the Centaur - a being that has the body of a horse, and the torso of a man where the horses head would be. Now, imagine if you will that you have no concept of saddlery and you see at a distance a man or group of men riding horses. Anyone knows that a well-trained rider on a horse can appear to be fluid, and accomplish some amazing feats, so at a distance it might seem that a four-legged beast with the torso of a man is maneuvering. So the beginnings of a myth are created, and are propagated by the retelling of this tale.\n\nConsider another example - Dragons. While the exact appearance of a dragon varies (Eastern vs Western, wyrms vs serpents), one common detail is large size. Now, despite the reluctance of the current government, it can be agreed that China is the site of amazing fossil remains, as are many other locations all over the world. Imagine that someone was to dig up large petrified bones, but had no concept of 'dinosaurs' or the theory of evolution. A peasant, a magistrate, a knight, a feudal lord - all might surmise that they are the bones of a large animal and where there is one large animal, there are others. Eastern mythology places Dragons as part of the Celestial Order, Western mythology sees them as the test of mettle and chivalric valour. Again, the tale is told to any who will listen and gains some credence in folklore.\n\nGranted, this is supposition on my part, and might be a grand example of pulling together some half-assed truths. Then again, people judge their world by their own experiences and knowledge. It is easy enough for 'errors' in the retelling of tales about foreign creatures or things found to accumulate over time. From here, a fact becomes a tall tale, and over an age become legend and then myth. \n\nBesides - you know how gullible some people are...   8)
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If the links between myths and religion are of interest to you the  PBS interview series "The Power of Myth" (with Bill Moyers) based on the writings of Joseph Campbell is a must.  There is a book by the same title, and my public library in a town, pop. 5000, has both the series on VCR and his books.  \n\nCampbell has many other writings from a lifetime of fascination with myth.  He taught for many years at Sarah Lawrence\n\nI taught religion for several years, and was ignorant of the common threads between what is now called mythology and today's religions until I explored his writings.  It was truly a life altering experience and one of the finest elements of my education.  \n\nYour  perception of  "Mythology" will evolve and 'write-off' won't be meaningful if you delve into this subject, so I can't answer the question you posed except to say that the peoples of the world have had religion forever.\n\nBe prepared to be addicted, and transformed.\n\nPS \nCharlie Rose  interviewed Bill Moyers and his wife last night.\nThey will present about 13 persons of all religious persuasions on a new program about religion tonight on PBS
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Why do you suppose it's called mythology?
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What does this have to do with Mythology and Folklore?
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mythological figure created by people to avoid facing facts
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_mythological_figures\n\nyou are very bored.
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Here's a list I compiled from memory of Hindu Gods/Goddesses compared to Greek Gods/Goddesses. I'm a mythology fanatic, but unfortunately I'm not nearly as familiar with as many Hindu deities as I am with others (Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, etc).\n\nBrahma or Vishnu or Shiva<--supreme god--> Zeus\nKama <--Gods of (erotic) love and desire--> Eros\nAgni <---Gods of fire--> Hephaestus\nKali <--Goddesss' symbolizing the life, death and rebirth cycles--> Persephone\nIndra <--Supreme ruler of the Gods; gods of thunder, the sky and weather; wielded a lightning bolt--> Zeus\nIndra <--Gods of war--> Ares\nSkanda/Karttikeya <---Gods of war--> Ares\nSurya <--Gods of the sun--> Helios\nSavitar/Savitr <--Gods of the sun--> Helios\nLakshmi <--Goddess' of love and beauty--> Aphrodite\nRati <--Goddess' of love, passion, fertility and sexuality--> Aphrodite\nYama <--Gods of the dead--> Hades\nBanka-Mundi <--Goddess' of hunting-->Artemis\nDyaus <--Gods of Sky--> Uranus\nDyaus <--Gods of sky--> Zeus\nDyaus <--overthrown by their sons-->Cronus\nVaruna/Baruna <--Gods of water/the sea--> Poseidon\nVayu <--Gods of wind--> Aeolos/Aeolus\nUshas <--Goddess' of dawn--> Eos\nRatri <--Goddess' of night--> Nyx\nDevi <--mother goddess'/divine mothers-->Gaia/Gaea\n\nI'm sure I could add more if I took the time to think about them...
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Type "Greek Mythology" or "Roman Mythology" in the Yahoo search bar. It gives you a lot of choices to choose from.
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Here are you some sites:\nhttp://www.pantheon.org/articles/v/venus.html\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(mythology)\nhttp://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/venusaph.htm
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For a more detailed discussion, try Wikipedia.  There is applicable information in both the History and Mythology sections.  Happy Star Gazing.
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myths and the minotaur
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Ancient Greece offers us a wealth in all the areas you listed. Their dramas are still pertinent to this day ie the conflict of divided loyalties as presented in Sophocles "Antigone". We can learn much about human nature by exploring the mythology created by the Greeks as they sought to explain humans and their existence. They produced beautiful as well as utilitarian structures that celebrated life. They became a spring board for the developing mythologies of the East as they endeavored to portray deities as more accessible and supportive.
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The Greek Creation Myth
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You are here: » Home » Image gallery» Greek mythology \nGreek mythology\nThe following images are available: \n\nAdonis\nThe beautiful youth, and beloved of Aphrodite. [Illustration; 12kb] \nAdrasteia\nAn epithet of Rhea Cybele, equated with Nemesis. [Illustration; 13kb] \nAmazons\nThe legendary female warriors. [Illustration; 48kb] \nAmazons\nLegendary female warriors from Greek mythology. [Illustration; 21kb] \nAmazons\nLegendary female warriors from Greek mythology. [Illustration; 6kb] \nAndromeda\nThe daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Ethiopia. [Illustration; 34kb] \nAntiope\nDaughter of either king Nycteus or the river-god Asopus. [Illustration; 48kb] \nApollo\nThe god of music, medicine, hunting, and prophecy. [Illustration; 15kb] \nApollo\nThe head of Apollo. [Relief; 15kb] \nApollo\nThe god of music, medicine, hunting, and prophecy. [Illustration; 34kb] \nArachne\nThe famous weaver who was turned into a spider. [Illustration; 7kb] \nArcadia\nA district of the Peloponnes. [Painting; 41kb] \nAres\nThe god of war. [Illustration; 19kb] \nArtemis\nThe goddess of the hunt. [Illustration; 12kb] \nArtemis\nThe goddess of the hunt. [Statuette; 13kb] \nAsclepius\nThe god of medicine and healing. [Illustration; 18kb] \nAstraeus\nThe god of the four winds. [Illustration; 16kb] \nAthena\nThe goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill. [Illustration; 30kb] \nAthena\nAthena's owl. [Tile; 69kb] \nAtlas\nAtlas bearing the heavens upon his shoulders. [Photograph; 20kb] \nAtlas\nThe Titan who bears the world upon his shoulders. [Illustration; 12kb] \nBoreas\nThe god of the North Wind. [Illustration; 10kb] \nBritomartis\nThe temple of Aphaia (a later name of Britomartis) on the island of Aegina, near Athens. [Temple; 25kb] \nCaduceus\nThe caduceus of Hermes, symbol of the medical profession. [Illustration; 1kb] \nCalliope\nThe Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry. [Illustration; 24kb] \nCecrops\nA legendary Greek ancestor. [Illustration; 22kb] \nCentaurs\nMythical creatures part man, part horse. [Illustration; 17kb] \nCentaurs\nMythical creatures part man, part horse. [Illustration; 2kb] \nCephalus\nIn Greek mythology, the son of Hermes and Herse. [Illustration; 10kb] \nCharites\nThe personifications of charm and beauty in nature and in human life. [Illustration; 22kb] \nChimera\nA mythical monster. [Illustration; 2kb] \nChiron\nA Centaur, tutor of many Greek heroes. [Illustration; 24kb] \nClio\nThe Muse of history. [Illustration; 25kb] \nCronus\nA Titan, ruler of the world until he was dethroned by Zeus. [Illustration; 31kb] \nCybele\nA fertility goddess of Phrygian origin. [Illustration; 32kb] \nDemeter\nThe Greek earth goddess. [Illustration; 27kb] \nDemeter\nThe Greek earth goddess. [Carving; 15kb] \nDemeter\nThe Greek earth goddess. [Statuette; 10kb] \nDionysus\nThe god of wine, agriculture, and fertility of nature. [Illustration; 60kb] \nDionysus\nThe god of wine, agriculture, and fertility of nature. [Illustration; 87kb] \nDionysus\nThe Greek god of wine. [Statuette; 10kb] \nDove Goddess\nThe Minoan Dove Goddess from Crete. [Figurines; 20kb] \nEleusis\nEleusis is the place, where the cult of the goddess Demeter existed many centuries and where the most famous religious festival, called the Eleusinian mysteries were performed in the honour of this deity. [Vase; 41kb] \nErato\nThe Muse of lyric poetry. [Illustration; 22kb] \nErinyes\nThe avengers of wrong. [Painting; 67kb] \nEurus\nThe Greek god of the East Wind. [Illustration; 11kb] \nEuterpe\nThe Muse of flute playing. [Illustration; 16kb] \nGanymede\nThe cupbearer of the gods. [Illustration; 23kb] \nGanymede\nThe cupbearer of the gods. [Illustration; 20kb] \nGanymede\nThe abduction of Ganymede. [Illustration; 20kb] \nHades\nThe god of the underworld. [Illustration; 36kb] \nHades\nThe god of the underworld abducting Persephone. [Illustration; 11kb] \nHarpies\nWinged monsters who carry off people. [Illustration; 15kb] \nHarpies\nW
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There's a fairly well-known product out there with a name rooted in mythology.  You may have heard of it; Trojan.\n\nBeyond that, find a good book on Greek Mythology and enter those names in a web search or a Yahoo Yellow Pages search and see what you come up with.