Introduction to Mythology

Mythology began as an oral tradition thousands of years ago. The ancients used these stories to understand and explain the natural world around them. How was the world created? Where did humanity begin? Over time these myths were passed down; eventually some were written down as epic poems, or later, as plays that were performed in front of audiences of thousands of spectators in the world's first theaters.
The stories of the ancients are universal and closely resemble the stories and themes told today, which deal with various aspects of the human condition: good and evil; the meaning of suffering; human origins; the origin of place-names, animals, cultural values, and traditions; the meaning of life and death; the afterlife; and celestial stories of the gods or a god. Ancient mythology and its characters have inspired, and are still inspiring, new works in popular culture. The stories are eternal, universal, and truly some of the most thrilling and entertaining works of fiction. The ancients believed their stories were not fiction at all but rather history, or sometimes, contemporary anecdotes of encounters with gods and monsters. What makes mythology so special is the way the gods interacted with the humans in creative, manipulative, and often violent ways.
An important note about mythology in general is, in a word, variation. Because the stories were told orally over hundreds, sometimes thousands of years, there are many different versions and interpretations. While they were often portrayed differently in the respective cultures, they had shared origins.
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