Comparing Logos And Mythos

Both Logos and Mythos are forms of explanation. They are the basis as to which answers all question. Mythos is based on religious reasoning. Mythos answers questions through what may be myths or orders of a super being or god. Greeks relied on Mythos to explain the everyday acts of life. When there was no clear explanation to an answer, the answer would fall to “because God said so.” There was no way to argue with the reasoning because no one can argue the point of God. A person cannot simply walk up to God and ask “Why?” Because no one can debate with God, he or she must settle with the answer “because God said so.” In the Greek society, there were many unanswered questions. These answered were often answered by gods. One common example would be the mystery behind natural disasters. When there was an earthquake the Greek citizens would ask: “Why was there an earthquake?” This was then explained by the phenomenon of the Greek god, Poseidon. Poseidon was one of the many Greek gods but he was specifically in charge of the waters, earthquakes, and horses. The people believed that when Poseidon would get mad he would release his anger by causing an earthquake. This is a prime example of how the Greek citizens would use the gods to explain ideas that were beyond their …show more content…
They wanted solid, logical facts to lay upon. This introduced the idea of Logos. Logos is a Greek word meaning reason. Logos uses logic or statics to answer a question so there is no doubt. Returning to the phenomenon of earthquakes, when the people asked; “why do we have earthquakes?” Now, instead of blaming Poseidon, the people turn to science for an explanation. With the evidence proven through many tests, we now know that earthquakes are caused by the plates of earth settling or shifting due to the movement of the earth. The Greek citizens can trust this scientific answer that they have because there is actual evidence to prove the