Greek Mythology's Intension

In the article, "Greek Mythology for Kids" by Robert Vaux, Greek myths were intended to give an explanation for things that happened in the world. For example, thunderstorms and winter are explained by myths. The stories of the Gods have intensions too. For instance, Poseidon was god of the sea and Hermes was got of travelers and thieves. The Gods were also portrayed as petty and immature and were angered easily over little things. This helps explain to people why life isn’t always fair and why bad things happen to people who have done nothing wrong. Vaux explains that, "the stories in Greek mythology about heroes explain how eventually you have to stand your own ground and do your own work without any help". A lot of Greek myths were ended sadly to show that death and failure are just a simple part of life. These myths were meant to be a source of entertainment and to give lessons about how to do the right thing or how to live a good life.

This article broke down Greek mythology perfectly. I liked how it gave the different examples for the explanations of lessons, Gods, heroes, and tragedies. It made me realize just how clever the Greeks really were and how important it was to them to instill a sense of life and maturity into their stories so that people may learn from them. It makes me want to go watch Hercules all over again!

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Vaux, Robert. "Greek Mythology for Kids." EHow. (2005): 2. Print.