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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 

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1 Mythology Around the World

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

3 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

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

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

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