1. Kennedy, Nykila, and Karen
Mythology
Kennedy, Nykila, and Karen

2. What is Greek Mythology?
Greek mythology is the composition of myths ands legends. All of their legends and myths are according to their gods and heroes, their point of view about earth’s nature, and the birth and impact of their culture and tradition.
Greek myths are intended to explain the origins of the world, according to the Greeks. It also defines points of the lives and adventures of a range of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and mythological creatures.

3. Myths
A myth is a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs in society. Myths were the way that the Greeks wanted to comprehend the mysteries of nature and the power of human passions. The Greeks developed a rich set of myths. Until today, the
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Greek myths are known primarily  from Greek literature. Myths also characterize most of the Greek culture. There are an abundant number of myths, all describing the different powers of the earth’s nature and their gods and heroes. Greek mythology has laid a wide influence on the culture, the arts, and the literature of Western civilization and remains part of Western heritage and language.

4. Epics of Homer _______________________________
Homer is considered to be the greatest storyteller. He is very known for composing the oldest known Greek literary sources, the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, which form from a background of the Trojan War. Iliad  is the ten-year siege of Ilium by a alliance of Greek states, it tells of weeks of battles and events of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.

5. Heroes
As mentioned, heroes are very important in the making of Greek mythology. Numerous heroes have their myths or legends. Some Greek heroes are: Perseus, Theseus, Bellerophon, Atalanta, and Meleager.
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6. The Gods of Mythology There were 12 major Gods of olympus Zeus Apollo
Poseidon Aphrodite
Hades Hermes
Hestia Artemis
Hera Hephaestus
Ares
Athena 6

7. Zeus
Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. 7

8. Poseidon
Poseidon was the god of the sea, protector of all waters. 8

9. Hades
Hades was the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. 9

10. Hestia
Hestia was the goddess of the Hearth 10

11. Hera
Hera was the the goddess of youth. 11

12. Ares
Ares was the god of war. 12

13. Athena
Athena was the goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. 13

14. Apollo
Apollo was the god of music. 14

15. Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the goddess of love, desire and beauty. 15

16. Hermes
Hermes was the god of thieves and god of commerce. 16

17. Artemis
Artemis was the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. 17

18. Hephaestus
Hephaestus was the god of craftman. He was also the ugliest out of all the gods and goddess’s. 18