Greek Mythology Online Presentation
“I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that’s the basis of Greek mythology” (Brendan Fraser). Known throughout our modern world perhaps even more than any nursery rhyme or scary story, are the tales of the Gods by the Greeks. From an early age I was drawn to the epic adventures of Jason and the Argonauts along with Perseus, and I still find them very interesting today. In honor of these fables I cherished so much as a child, I am going to give a brief overview of Greek mythology and explain its significance. Many people have probably heard of the Greek gods Zeus, Poseidon, or perhaps Hades. Others might be familiar with the goddess …show more content…
Their effort to explain the beginning of the world, how life and personality is affected, death and the afterlife, resulted in creating epic tales that have sparked the interest of many different people throughout history in numerous cultures. The Romans adopted the Greek gods into their culture, and it had a major impact on them, the temples they built, and people in the areas conquered into their empire. People sought to appease a particular god or goddess in order to improve their success for whatever power they wielded. Even today, we use images of the notorious Greek or Roman gods for marketing, movies, sports mascots, or as a symbol to reflect the distinguished traits of that particular god or goddess. Athena, for example, is often used as a representation for her wisdom. A popular sporting gear company is named after the goddess of victory who is represented in the famed Winged Victory statue, also known as Nike. Eat cereal? Did you know is was named after Ceres, or known as Demeter to the Greeks, the goddess of agriculture? From Olympus cameras to Trident gum, Greek mythology is found deeply engrained in our
“I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that’s the basis of Greek mythology” (Brendan Fraser). Known throughout our modern world perhaps even more than any nursery rhyme or scary story, are the tales of the Gods by the Greeks. From an early age I was drawn to the epic adventures of Jason and the Argonauts along with Perseus, and I still find them very interesting today. In honor of these fables I cherished so much as a child, I am going to give a brief overview of Greek mythology and explain its significance. Many people have probably heard of the Greek gods Zeus, Poseidon, or perhaps Hades. Others might be familiar with the goddess …show more content…
Their effort to explain the beginning of the world, how life and personality is affected, death and the afterlife, resulted in creating epic tales that have sparked the interest of many different people throughout history in numerous cultures. The Romans adopted the Greek gods into their culture, and it had a major impact on them, the temples they built, and people in the areas conquered into their empire. People sought to appease a particular god or goddess in order to improve their success for whatever power they wielded. Even today, we use images of the notorious Greek or Roman gods for marketing, movies, sports mascots, or as a symbol to reflect the distinguished traits of that particular god or goddess. Athena, for example, is often used as a representation for her wisdom. A popular sporting gear company is named after the goddess of victory who is represented in the famed Winged Victory statue, also known as Nike. Eat cereal? Did you know is was named after Ceres, or known as Demeter to the Greeks, the goddess of agriculture? From Olympus cameras to Trident gum, Greek mythology is found deeply engrained in our