How the Greek’s Worldview Influenced Their Myths and Stories

           You might know that the Greeks made many of the Myths that we know today, such as Perseus and Medusa, The Golden Fleece, The Dragon’s Teeth, and The Pygmies, but have you ever wondered how they came up with all of it?  In this essay, I am going to talk about this question and give some answers.

          If you have studied Ancient Greece, you would have learned about their religion and their gods. This influenced many of their stories, especially the ones that involve Hercules. If you are unfamiliar with Hercules, he was one of the sons of Zeus and a normal woman who took the shape of a human.

           The myths were mainly used to spread good messages an to teach good lessons, in Ancient Greek style. Most of the time these messages are very difficult to find. Although many of them do, some of the myths don’t have meaning or lessons. This is probably the case if you can’t find anything to learn from the story.

            Finally, the Greek myths showed human emotion and experiences. Some things they show are struggle, love, loss, happiness, anger, sadness fear, bravery, etc. Writing about these things means that they understood people and how they can act through emotion. They also understood that people can make mistakes, but they can also make great achievements.

           I love reading Greek myths. I absolutely adore the way that the Greeks wrote their stories then, with amazing storylines, which make sense, compared to now, with simple, non-interesting storylines. I am not saying that today’s books are not good, just I prefer Ancient Greek myths. I encourage you to find out for yourself kind of book you like more.