how are we affected by Greek mythology?
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Well, the Greek and Roman mythology that we still have around today is about archetypes.  Carl Jung was the most famous philosopher/scientist on this subject.  He made the point that the gods and goddesses of the pagan pantheon represent eternal truths about the human condition, but that it is necessary to do some interpreting.  \n\nBut you can't count on them too much for morals and values; they were pretty bloodthirsty, some of them, and definitely had flaws.  Jealousy and dishonesty are well represented, for example.  We use them now mostly for a vocabulary; a way of expressing what we mean that we would not have if it weren't for Venus and Mars, for example.
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There's a fairly well-known product out there with a name rooted in mythology.  You may have heard of it; Trojan.\n\nBeyond that, find a good book on Greek Mythology and enter those names in a web search or a Yahoo Yellow Pages search and see what you come up with.
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Type "Greek Mythology" or "Roman Mythology" in the Yahoo search bar. It gives you a lot of choices to choose from.
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Stranger, the problem as I see it is that you do not understand the concept of myth.  You have no fundamental knowledge of what myth is trying to achieve.  So, let me educate you.  Let me give you a little something from Joseph Campbell, who is perhaps the world's foremost scholar of mythology. Among his many books are The Hero with a Thousand Faces, The Masks Of God, Myths To Live By, and Historical Atlas Of World Mythology.  The question and quote are taken from an interview given by Joseph Campbell in the 1980s.\n\n\n"Question - What does myth do for us? Why is it so important?\n\nAnswer, by Joseph Campbell - It puts you in touch with a plane of reference that goes past your mind and into your very being, into your very gut. The ultimate mystery of being and non-being transcends all categories of knowledge and thought. Yet that which transcends all talk is the very essence of your own being, so you're resting on it and you know it. The function of mythological symbols is to give you a sense of "Aha! Yes. I know what it is, it's myself." This is what it's all about, and then you feel a kind of centering, centering, centering all the time. And whatever you do can be discussed in relationship to this ground of truth. Though to talk about it as truth is a little bit deceptive because when we think of truth we think of something that can be conceptualized. It goes past that."\n\n\nDoes this help you to understand that there is MORE than the literal, in mythology?  In fact, myth challenges us to look past the imagery in order to find the deeper meaning.\n\nGood luck on our journey.
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All the Greek culture you can stand ... enjoy!\nhttp://www.crystalinks.com/greekculture.html
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wow, that's inflamatory, and i wouldn't be surprised if this went away in a hurry, but the Ancient Greeks held that it was for men to be rational, and women emotional.  Seperate areas of expertise.  Perhaps you should get some tips on sensitivity from one of the females of the species, in return for your fine figuring skills.
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Yes many people have been affected by this. Hope this answer helps
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No.  My Goddess and God aren't human - they don't have human emotions.  They don't do things out of spite or love or anything other than because they're trying to restore balance.  Sometimes it's difficult to accept that the "bad" things that happen to me are just a burning away of the old, a necessary cleansing that needs to happen so there can be new growth, especially if I wasn't ready to let go of what has passed.  But the Goddess/God don't do things maliciously.\n\nBright blessings!\n)O(
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Why is this question in the mythology section?\n\nI recomend a search engine.
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I would say yes and no. Mythology is basically religious and/or spiritual stories meant to teach, which is basically what everything from the Bible to the tales of Zeus, Jupiter, Odin, etc. etc. are.  But folklore is not always religious, so that I would not put under Religion and Spirituality, necesarily. If you did split them up, I would put Mythology under Religion and Spirituality and Folklore maybe under Books and Authors.
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It's kind of like fairy tales.  You can believe they happened if you want.  It's just Greek Mythology used to be religion to people.  So in a couple thousand years some of the religions that are popular today might be considered mythology.
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try Wikipedia\nthey'll have alot to tell u about the Greek pre-Zeus God of time
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Hello again....\n\nI was always intrigued by the story of the Minotaur and the great Labrynth of Knossos....or was it Crete, nope that was the king, I believe....anyway, I digress...\n\nThe story of Perseus and Medusa also struck a chord - as a girl I was busting to have a horse just like Pegasus.\n\nThe first movie I ever went to see (that I remember) was Clash of the Titans and I don't think I ever got over the romance of it all......
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How about Themis as Goddess of Order?\nOr maybe ya should just look into Saints. \nSt. Expiditius is cool.
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I think that yes in time the religions of this society will be considered mythology.I do find it kind of strange that we refer to old religions as mythology. Maybe it's because we think we've disproved them as true. Won't that kick us in the butt when we find out that ours isn't the truth huh?
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MYTHOLOGY??? AND CREATURES????...........\n\nsorry but i hope my answer is correct!!\n\nbecause im just a kid!
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A & E special on Greek Mythology.\nhttp://www.royalty.nu/legends/Hercules.html