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ARRIANE MONDONEDO
ARRIANE MONDONEDO

This document discusses mythology, including its definition as allegorical narratives dealing with gods and heroes. It explains that myths were originally passed down orally and traces the origins and meanings of the word "myth." Specific details are provided about Greek and Roman mythologies, including their pantheons of gods and creation stories such as Hesiod's Theogony. Greek and Roman mythologies are shown to be similar, with the Romans adopting stories and gods from the Greeks.

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Introduction to Mythology.pptx
WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY? AN ALLEGORICAL NARRATIVE. : A BODY OF MYTHS: SUCH AS. A : THE MYTHS DEALING WITH THE GODS, DEMIGODS, AND LEGENDARY HEROES OF A PARTICULAR PEOPLE.
ORIGIN OF THE WORD MYTH THE WORD MYTH DERIVES FROM THE GREEK MYTHOS, WHICH HAS A RANGE OF MEANINGS FROM WORD, THROUGH SAYING AND STORY, TO FICTION; THE UNQUESTIONED VALIDITY OF MYTHOS CAN BE CONTRASTED WITH LOGOS, THE WORD WHOSE VALIDITY OR TRUTH CAN BE ARGUED AND DEMONSTRATED.
HOW DID IT STARTED? DURING THE OLDEN TIMES, STORIES SUCH AS MYTH, ARE PASSED ON THROUGH THE SO CALLED, WORD OF MOUTH OR ORAL TRADITION
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Introduction to Mythology.pptx
GREEK MYTHOLOGY GREEK MYTH TAKES MANY FORMS, FROM RELIGIOUS MYTHS OF ORIGIN TO FOLKTALES AND LEGENDS OF HEROES.
IN TERMS OF GODS, THE GREEK PANTHEON CONSISTS OF 12 DEITIES WHO WERE SAID TO RESIDE AT MOUNT OLYMPUS: ZEUS, HERA, APHRODITE, APOLLO, ARES, ARTEMIS, ATHENA, DEMETER, DIONYSUS, HEPHAESTUS, HERMES, AND POSEIDON, OR KNOWN AS THE 12 OLYMPIAN GODS
CREATION STORY OF GREEK MYTH THE THEOGONY IS A POEM BY HESIOD (8TH7TH CENTURY BC) DESCRIBING THE ORIGINS AND GENEALOGIES OF THE GREEK GODS, COMPOSED C. 730700 BC.
WHY IS THE THEOGONY IMPORTANT? IT RECORDS THE GENERATIONS OF THE GODS FROM CHAOS (LITERALLY, YAWNING GAP) THROUGH ZEUS AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES TO THE GODS WHO HAD TWO DIVINE PARENTS (E.G., APOLLO AND ARTEMIS, BORN OF ZEUS AND THE FULLEST AND MOST IMPORTANT SOURCE OF MYTHS ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE GODS IS THE THEOGONY OF HESIOD (C. 700 BCE).
THEOGONY IT IS THEN REFERRED TO AS THE GENEALOGY OF THE GREEK GODS.
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ROMAN MYTHOLOGY THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS PRIMARILY A POLYTHEISTIC CIVILIZATION, WHICH MEANT THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZED AND WORSHIPED MULTIPLE GODS AND GODDESS. THE MAIN GOD AND GODDESSES IN ROMAN CULTURE WERE JUPITER, JUNO, AND MINERVA.
WHO ARE THE 12 MAJOR ROMAN GODDESS? THE 12 ROMAN GODS WERE: JUPITER, JUNO, MARS, MERCURY, NEPTUNE, VENUS, APOLLO, DIANA, MINERVA, CERES, VULCAN, AND VESTA.
WHY IS ROMAN MYTHOLOGY SIMILAR TO GREEK MYTHOLOGY ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, LIKE THAT OF THE GREEKS, CONTAINED A NUMBER OF GODS AND GODDESSES, AND BECAUSE OF THE EARLY INFLUENCE OF GREECE ON THE ITALIAN PENINSULA AND THE EVER-PRESENT CONTACT WITH GREEK CULTURE, THE ROMANS ADOPTED NOT ONLY THEIR STORIES BUT ALSO MANY OF THEIR GODS, RENAMING A NUMBER OF THEM.
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  • 2. WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY? AN ALLEGORICAL NARRATIVE. : A BODY OF MYTHS: SUCH AS. A : THE MYTHS DEALING WITH THE GODS, DEMIGODS, AND LEGENDARY HEROES OF A PARTICULAR PEOPLE.
  • 3. ORIGIN OF THE WORD MYTH THE WORD MYTH DERIVES FROM THE GREEK MYTHOS, WHICH HAS A RANGE OF MEANINGS FROM WORD, THROUGH SAYING AND STORY, TO FICTION; THE UNQUESTIONED VALIDITY OF MYTHOS CAN BE CONTRASTED WITH LOGOS, THE WORD WHOSE VALIDITY OR TRUTH CAN BE ARGUED AND DEMONSTRATED.
  • 4. HOW DID IT STARTED? DURING THE OLDEN TIMES, STORIES SUCH AS MYTH, ARE PASSED ON THROUGH THE SO CALLED, WORD OF MOUTH OR ORAL TRADITION
  • 8. GREEK MYTHOLOGY GREEK MYTH TAKES MANY FORMS, FROM RELIGIOUS MYTHS OF ORIGIN TO FOLKTALES AND LEGENDS OF HEROES.
  • 9. IN TERMS OF GODS, THE GREEK PANTHEON CONSISTS OF 12 DEITIES WHO WERE SAID TO RESIDE AT MOUNT OLYMPUS: ZEUS, HERA, APHRODITE, APOLLO, ARES, ARTEMIS, ATHENA, DEMETER, DIONYSUS, HEPHAESTUS, HERMES, AND POSEIDON, OR KNOWN AS THE 12 OLYMPIAN GODS
  • 10. CREATION STORY OF GREEK MYTH THE THEOGONY IS A POEM BY HESIOD (8TH7TH CENTURY BC) DESCRIBING THE ORIGINS AND GENEALOGIES OF THE GREEK GODS, COMPOSED C. 730700 BC.
  • 11. WHY IS THE THEOGONY IMPORTANT? IT RECORDS THE GENERATIONS OF THE GODS FROM CHAOS (LITERALLY, YAWNING GAP) THROUGH ZEUS AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES TO THE GODS WHO HAD TWO DIVINE PARENTS (E.G., APOLLO AND ARTEMIS, BORN OF ZEUS AND THE FULLEST AND MOST IMPORTANT SOURCE OF MYTHS ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE GODS IS THE THEOGONY OF HESIOD (C. 700 BCE).
  • 12. THEOGONY IT IS THEN REFERRED TO AS THE GENEALOGY OF THE GREEK GODS.
  • 14. ROMAN MYTHOLOGY THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS PRIMARILY A POLYTHEISTIC CIVILIZATION, WHICH MEANT THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZED AND WORSHIPED MULTIPLE GODS AND GODDESS. THE MAIN GOD AND GODDESSES IN ROMAN CULTURE WERE JUPITER, JUNO, AND MINERVA.
  • 15. WHO ARE THE 12 MAJOR ROMAN GODDESS? THE 12 ROMAN GODS WERE: JUPITER, JUNO, MARS, MERCURY, NEPTUNE, VENUS, APOLLO, DIANA, MINERVA, CERES, VULCAN, AND VESTA.
  • 16. WHY IS ROMAN MYTHOLOGY SIMILAR TO GREEK MYTHOLOGY ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, LIKE THAT OF THE GREEKS, CONTAINED A NUMBER OF GODS AND GODDESSES, AND BECAUSE OF THE EARLY INFLUENCE OF GREECE ON THE ITALIAN PENINSULA AND THE EVER-PRESENT CONTACT WITH GREEK CULTURE, THE ROMANS ADOPTED NOT ONLY THEIR STORIES BUT ALSO MANY OF THEIR GODS, RENAMING A NUMBER OF THEM.