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MYTHOLOGY

by Vui Han

In ancient Greece, the mortals were fascinated by the gods and goddesses. They looked up to the gods as their savior. They tell stories of the gods for entertainment purposes or to explain things.

Many of our English words were derived from the Greek myths or other meanings were taken from the Greeks. I hope you find the myths as interesting and fascinating as I did.

Click here for stories:

Achilles - "Achilles' Heel"

Arachne - spider

Chiron - Sagittarius, the Archer

Demeter - seasons

Echo - "echo"

Narcissus - Narcissus flower

Other stories:

http://www.fdldotnet.com/~estorck/.html

http://www.intergate.net/uhtml/.jhunt/greek_myth/hero.html

http://messagenet.com/myths/index.html

Bibliography:

Bonnefoy, Yves. Mythology. The University of Chicago Press: 1991. pg. 492-494.

Clayton, Peter. Great Figures of Mythology. Crescent Books: 1990. pg. 15, 58, 66, 77.

Grimal, Pierre. A Concise Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Basil Blackwell: 1990. pg. 51-52.

Tripp, Edward. Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology. Thomas Crowell Company: 1970. pg. 6-9.

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