Greek mythology is mainly composed of stories of gods and legends of heroes. The story of God includes the creation of heaven and earth, the birth of God, the genealogy of God, the activities of God and the origin of mankind. In Greek mythology, gods are divided into old gods and new gods. Old gods is represented by Gaia and Uranus, and the new god is Olympus dominated by Zeus.

Heroes in Greek mythology are mostly demigods born of gods and mortal women. They all have bumpy experiences and extraordinary achievements. Legends of heroes such as Poerxiusi, Hercules, Jason, orpheus and theseus constitute an important part of Greek mythology.

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Ancient Greek mythology has a great influence on all aspects of western culture. To really understand western literature and history? Philosophy? Politics? Art, etc. It is very important to understand ancient myths. The formation of Greek fairy tales is very early, which is the crystallization of collective creation of ancient generations. Myth was first passed down by word of mouth, and then by words. Its earliest written document handed down from generation to generation is Homer's epic.

Besides the main story, many other fairy tales are mentioned in the epic. Those stories were obviously widely circulated and known at that time. The theme of ancient Greek tragedy is basically based on myth, which is a dramatic embodiment of the writer's realistic understanding of those fairy tales. Greek mythology has been dazzling and enduring in the history of human thought, culture and art.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Greek mythology