Greek Mythology, an integral part of the lives of all ancient peoples
Mythology was an integral part of the lives of all ancient peoples. The myths of Ancient Greece are the most familiar to us, for they are deeply entrenched in the consciousness of Western civilization.
The myths were accounts of the lives of the deities whom the Greeks worshipped. The Greeks had many deities, including 12 principal ones, who lived on Mt. Olympus. The myths are all things to all people - a rollicking good yarn, expressions …
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…artists and musicians.
Finally, mention should be made of the three crones Tisiphone, Aledo and Megara - sometimes called the Furies - whose job it was to deal with grievances from mortals, and punish wrongdoers. They had dogs' heads, snakes' hair, bloodshot eyes, coal black bodies and bats' wings and carried brass-studded scourges. It was considered unlucky to call them by name - they had to be called Eumenides - the kindly ones! Bill Gates
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