Myths

Myths were created by many early civilizations. A myth is a narrative, usually involving the supernatural and explaining natural events. Myths may be thought of as stories that answer basic questions about the world of early people. For example, what questions are answered by the Biblical story of Adam and Eve? What about the story of Job? Another example from the Bible is the Tower of Babel. Educated people must know the myths our culture …

…basis of the Christian religion. Early Greek religious thought is nonexistent in our culture. In fact, it is a little difficult to take the early Greek religious thought seriously as a religion; however, we must. We certainly do not have to accept it, of course, but we must appreciate and be familiar with early Greek religious thought. To the Greeks, the myths also were early science (man's attempt to understand his world) and also entertainment.