1. Myth Story Examples

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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 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

5. Each of these stories was used in order to tell a story that had an underlining moral, meaning or explanatory purpose.

6. 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

7. 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

8. Dieties in Greek Mythology
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

9. 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

10. Character and Appearance of Athena
Weaving as symbol of cunning and human resourcefulness
Fates as weavers
Arete (“excellence”) of a women
Military, political, domestic arts
Wisdom/counsel
Horses, ships, chariots
The double-flute and Marsyas
In Athens worshiped with Hephaestus
Warrior, aegis, Nike (“victory”)
Glaukopis meaning grey eyed (bright eyed or keen eyed?)
Owl, snake, olive tree
Unapproachable virginity
Relationships with heroes

11. Athena, Yunan mitolojisinde zeka, sanat, strateji, ilham ve barış tanrısıdır. Roma mitolojisinde Minerva diye anılır. Babası Tanrıların başı Zeus, annesi ise Zeus'un ilk karısı olan hikmet tanrıçası Metis' tir. Sembolleri, kalkan, mızrak, zeytin dalı ve baykuştur. Mızrak savaşı, zeytin dalı barışı, gök gözlü baykuş da bilgeliği temsil eder. Athena, Atina kentinin baş tanrıçası ve koruyucusudur, kent ismini de ondan almıştır. Athena ve sembolize ettiği karakterler birçok kültürde benzer formlarda bulunur. Athena ayrıca Troya savaşında Akhaların yardımına koşup tahta atın yapılmasına yardım etmiştir.

12. Ailesi "Ve Zeus çıkardı bir gün kendi kafasından
Çakır gözlü yaman Athena'yı,
O dünyayı birbirine katan tanrıçayı,
O hiç yorulmadan orduları yöneten,
O cenk ve savaş bağrışmalarından hoşlanan,
Yüceler yücesi sayılan tanrıçayı."

13. These Greek myth story examples are some of the most remembered and most frequently told. However, as mentioned earlier, every culture has its own set of myths which are used to explain what has happened in the past.

14. Each of these stories was used in order to tell a story that had an underlining moral, meaning or explanatory purpose.