Ancient Greek Mythology
What is a myth? It is a traditional story based on ancient beliefs of different communities and having supernatural explanations of facts or natural phenomena. The mythical story is related to religious beliefs, for that reason, has a ritual character, ie presents invariable elements and is distinguished by its durability. The purpose of myth is not to entertain, as with the story, but to explain the meaning of life. So there are certain subjects such as the origin of man and the universe, which are treated in the myths of all cultures. The myth responds to a particular way of seeing the world and to explain the phenomena that exist in it. Unlike science, which gives rational and logical explanations to these phenomena, the myth gives explanations
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Universality: The phenomenon, how it is explained and the characters are repeated with some different characteristics in myths of other communities. Classification of myths beind coded contents: - cosmogenic: explain the creation of the world.
- Theogonic: explain the origin of the gods.
- Antropogónicos: explain the appearance of man
- Etiological: explain political, religious and social.
- Morales: Explain ethical principles opposites like good and evil, angels and demons.
Features
According to Mircea Eliade, myth is a sacred story that chronicles an event that happened during primeval time, in which the world had not yet stood. The events of the periodically recurring nature are explained as a result of the events narrated in the myth (for example, in Greek mythology the cycle of seasons is explained from the abduction of Persephone). However, not all myths refer to a time "first" also can address occurring after the origin, but distinguished by their importance and the changes they brought.
In the view of Claude Levi-Strauss, structuralist anthropologist, every myth has three …show more content…
Are the most universally widespread and there is a greater amount. Often, lies the origin of the earth in a primordial ocean. Sometimes, a race of giants, like the Titans, plays a crucial role in this creation, in this case, such giants, which are usually demigods, are the first people on earth.
• Myths theogonic: tell the origin of the gods. For example, Athena comes armed from the head of Zeus.
• anthropogenic Myths: narrating the appearance of human beings, who can be created from any material, alive (a plant, an animal) or inert (dust, mud, clay, etc..). The gods taught to live on earth. Usually linked to the cosmogonic
Universality: The phenomenon, how it is explained and the characters are repeated with some different characteristics in myths of other communities. Classification of myths beind coded contents: - cosmogenic: explain the creation of the world.
- Theogonic: explain the origin of the gods.
- Antropogónicos: explain the appearance of man
- Etiological: explain political, religious and social.
- Morales: Explain ethical principles opposites like good and evil, angels and demons.
Features
According to Mircea Eliade, myth is a sacred story that chronicles an event that happened during primeval time, in which the world had not yet stood. The events of the periodically recurring nature are explained as a result of the events narrated in the myth (for example, in Greek mythology the cycle of seasons is explained from the abduction of Persephone). However, not all myths refer to a time "first" also can address occurring after the origin, but distinguished by their importance and the changes they brought.
In the view of Claude Levi-Strauss, structuralist anthropologist, every myth has three …show more content…
Are the most universally widespread and there is a greater amount. Often, lies the origin of the earth in a primordial ocean. Sometimes, a race of giants, like the Titans, plays a crucial role in this creation, in this case, such giants, which are usually demigods, are the first people on earth.
• Myths theogonic: tell the origin of the gods. For example, Athena comes armed from the head of Zeus.
• anthropogenic Myths: narrating the appearance of human beings, who can be created from any material, alive (a plant, an animal) or inert (dust, mud, clay, etc..). The gods taught to live on earth. Usually linked to the cosmogonic