Importance of myths

                                                                   Jordan Drazen

Myths have always been an important role in society. They come from the old tradition of telling stories to each other. They're important because of the topics they discuss, and explain.

They are not as important today as they were back then, but we still study them because of the history they can teach us about the time they were made up. Now we have pretty much disproved any of the myths, but they show how people in ancient Greece thought. They show how people were just wanting an answer for where they came from, and why they are there.

Myths are usually stories about Greek gods and goddesses. Most of them explain how humans came around, how the world started, and any other of those big questions. To us they seem pretty far-fetched but that’s all they had to go by. There aren’t really any people in present day that actually believe the myths are true. There are some people who think that it’s not impossible, as they have never actually been disproved.

So compared to today, ancient Greece’s mythology is pretty weird. It is how they lived, which is why we study it in the present. We don’t read it to learn about how the Earth was made, or why we’re here, but we read it to learn about what the people in ancient Greece thought about existing, and the universe. Another reason why we study it is because the stories are very good and put together nicely. They teach us about writing stories and plots.

Some common themes in mythology include gods, goddesses, floods, chaos, bad weather, and execution. These were the kinds of subjects that scared the people of that time. Plus, it all made since to them that the Earth was flooded, and they were created by a god.

So these are the reason why we study it, and how it is different today compared to ancient Greece. We still learn from it like they did, so there are some similarities, but we mostly look at it from a history perspective, not a philosophical perspective. Either way Greek mythology will probably always be important, just because of the history and storytelling skills it teaches us.