Post on 31-Dec-2015
Why Study Mythology?
• For culture
To study the development of Greek and Western culture, literature, and civilization.
Temple of Apollo
Why Study Mythology?
• For enjoyment
Mythology features stories about human nature, appeals to emotions, and is rich in symbolism.
Why Study Mythology?
• To learn allusions (indirect references)
Examples:– Achilles’ Heel– Trojan Horse– Herculean Task
Hercules! Hercules!
Why Study Mythology?
• To widen your vocabulary
Examples:– synchronize– somnambulism– aphrodisiac
The Birth of Aphrodite
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• Leads us back to a time when the world was young
• Shows man’s connection to nature
• Shows man’s vivid imagination
• Had no distinction between the real and unreal
Who was the god of the sun?
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• Myths were based on facts and actual places.
• Magic was hardly practiced.
• Repulsive beasts were for the hero to conquer.