Weird But True Know-It-All: Greek Mythology

Weird But True Know-It-All: Greek Mythology — page 7
PASS IT DOWN The ancient Greeks couldn't Snapchat or text their friends or share stories by posting pics online So how did the myths make their way to us over thousands of years People talked Some ancient Greek people passed myths down verbally while others wrote them down The system wasn't perfect though Like a game of telephone the stories were altered over time as people shared them That's why there's often more than one version of the same myth IT'S MYTHIC A 1600 year old mosaic depicting Greek gods was recently unearthed in the village of Boxford U K GODS THEY'RE JUST LIKE US Well kind of Sure they had superpowers that no person could ever possess shape shifting and immortality immortality anyone but in many ways they were similar to regular people After all the ancient Greeks based these fictional characters on humans with a twist Most of them looked like men and women and had certain character traits based on human nature like jealousy anger and fear They got married and had families Also many of them loved to eat good food listen to music hang out with friends and have parties Hmm sound familiar yaas winning HEROES WELCOME Gods and goddesses aren't the only characters to star in Greek myths Mythology also tells tales of great mortal heroes who completed completed daunting and daring tasks making them superstars superstars among the gods From fighting ferocious monsters to slaying on the battlefield battlefield these heroes personified personified courage and strength They may have been totally accomplished but these heroes weren't without their flaws Some were hot headed jealous and selfish And this experts believe is the ancient Greeks way of reminding us that well nobody's perfect 8