Mythology Around the World. Mythology Origins  Once believed to be true  Have existed for thousands of years  Helped explain  World’s mysteries 

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Mythology Around the World

Mythology Origins  Once believed to be true  Have existed for thousands of years  Helped explain  World’s mysteries  Human nature Michael Yang

Olympian  12 gods and goddesses  Related to each other  Ruled world from Greece’s Mount Olympus  Romans adopted with new names  Zeus is most powerful; married to Hera  Aphrodite is goddess of love and beauty Michael Yang

Egyptian Ra Nut Osiris God of the sun Ordered the world God of the underworld Michael Yang

Aztec Huitzilopochtli Coatlicue Quetzalcoati God of the sun Goddess of the earth God of learning Michael Yang