GREEK MYTHS

Human World and the world of God in Greek Myth

Human World and the world of God in Greek Myth

Introduction

Myth, by definition, is a story circulating in some communities, which describes and systematizes the beliefs of this community. The system of myths, called mythology, answers to questions concerning the origin of the world and man. Myth has served as cognitive belief. It explained and helped interpret the phenomena of nature and various events. Mythology also strengthens social bonds and sense of integrity within a given group of people. Collections of ancient cultural myths closer to us today is a way of thinking, and the problems of members of the long past culture. It is worth to think about how the real world and the supernatural world intermingle within the mythology.

Explanation

Originally myths were transmitted orally, by means of coherent legends, short stories and even proverbs and anecdotes. It was only in ancient times having been written and structured. The most famous collection of myths of Hellenic culture in Poland is certainly the "mythology" by John Parandowski, but it is the position of old (pre-World War II), and it should be complemented by more recent studies by, for example, Graves or Stabryly (Doty, 2004).

In mythology, familiarize ourselves with the history of faith and Greek culture from the very beginning. Culture of Ancient Greece was polytheistic - Greeks believed in the existence of many gods and other supernatural beings of nature. Myths of the Greeks in their culture played a few basic functions. Cognitive function - gave the group which were addressed, the chances of understanding and the ability to interpret natural phenomena (eg, seasons) and geographic (rivers and mountains), which were confronted with every day. The theoretical function - myths explained the phenomenon and the social order and relations in the family. ...