Myth:

• A traditional story, especially about the early history of a culture.

Myths:

• Myths were more than just stories.

• They answered important questions:

  • Ex: Why is the sky blue? What is lightning?​​

Myths:

• They also taught people how to behave.

  • Ex.: You should be kind to strangers. You should listen to your parents.

• Every culture is different, so there are a lot of different myths. ​

Myths:

• A collection of myths from a culture is called "mythology."

• We are studying ancient GREEK mythology!​

Characters!

What kind of characters can you find in Greek mythology?

Gods and Goddesses

• They look like humans and they have human emotions

• but, they have magic powers!

• God = man

• Goddess = woman

Heroes

• They usually have one human parent and one parent who is a God or Goddess.

• They often fight monsters.

Monsters

• Not Gods or humans.

• Some are big and scary.

• Some are nice.

Gods and Goddesses

• Each god or goddess had a special job.

• They were all important for life in Greece!

• Do you know any Greek Gods or Goddesses?

Can you guess why they were important?