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1 Mythology Around the World Melanie Hurley

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

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 Melanie Hurley

4 Egyptian Ra Nut Osiris God of the Sun Ordered the world God of the underworld Melanie Hurley

5 Aztec Huitzilopochtli Coatlicue Quetzalcoati God of the sun Goddess of the Earth God of learning Melanie Hurley

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