What we get from Greek Mythology

What we get from Greek Mythology — page 1 — CHERRY LAKE Publishing

What we get from Greek Mythology — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 THE GREAT GREEKs 4 CHAPTER 2 MANY GoDS 10 CHAPTER 3 A UNIVERSE OF INFLUENCE 16 CHAPTER 4 EVERYDAY WORDs FAM ous BUILDINGS 20 CHAPTER 5 GoDS As MoIE STARS 24 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32

What we get from Greek Mythology — page 3 — CHAPTER 1 THE GREAT GREEKS ou may not be aware of it but you have probably heard of many Greek gods Their names have been reused for many purposes in modern culture Nike shoes are named after the Greek goddess of victory The planet Uranus is named after the Greek god of the sky There are even popular sports teams named after powerful Greek gods The Greeks worshiped these gods thousands of years ago But many of their names are still familiar to us today 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

What we get from Greek Mythology — page 4 — Records of people living in Greece date back to 6000 BCE Most of Greece's contributions to the modern world come from a time s known as the classical period E I TO 0 0 0 IT The ancient Greeks culture flourished thousands of years ago but their mythology still affects us today MYTH OLOGY AND

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