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Possible Questions

• How have different mythologies shaped today’s world in regards to agriculture, moral beliefs, military, communication and everyday life.

• Have different mythologies ever made contact or conflict?

• How is mythology different to Religion?

• Has different mythologies ever influenced each other?

• How did Mythology start and die?

• Were there any people during the time that rejected the ideas of Myths and legends?

FOCUS QUESTION:

Discuss the impact (or legacy left by) that Roman and Greek mythology/religion has had on modern society

The areas that will be dealt

➢ Entertainment

➢ Architecture

➢ Moral Values

➢ Art

➢ Literature

➢ Military

➢ Mathematics and Science

➢ Olympics

➢ Days, months, planets

➢ Famous names

➢ Expressions

Literature

The ancient Greeks invented different genres within English literature such as epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy and comedy. Literature played a very important role to the ancient Greeks because they performed most of these on stage to honor gods

Military

Maths and Science

Olympics

Days, moths, planets

Famous names

Language (Expressions)

• A "Herculean task," for example, is one that requires great effort. This phrase comes from a myth about the Twelve Labors of Hercules.

• The drug morphine takes its name from the Greek God of Sleep, Morpheus. "Venereal disease" is a rather unflattering reference to Venus. The goddess of love fares better in the term "aphrodisiac", referring to any substance or circumstance that arouses sexual desire.

• We call computer viruses "Trojans," a rather unfair comparison with the Trojans, as we're actually referring to the Greek-built Trojan horse, used by the Greeks to infiltrate Troy and end the Trojan War.

• an Achilles heel (a single fatal vulnerability)

• having the Midas touch (everything turns to gold)

• lying in the arms of Morpheus (sleeping)

• opening Pandora's Box (unlocking a world of trouble)

• rich as Croesus (Croesus was known for his wealth)

• the face that launched a thousand ships (a woman worth going to war for).

Architecture

• Greek architecture is well known as the beautiful temples raised to glorify the Gods and Goddesses.

• Ancient Greek Architecture was very well constructed and more scientific such as the theatres.

• Most buildings constructed were in honour for the gods, the theatre was constructed for plays to represent gods and historical events.

Introduction

Today’s society has a strong foundation in the principles of mythology.

The word mythology refers to a body of folklore/myths/legends that a particular culture believes to be true and that often use the supernatural to interpret natural events and to explain the nature of the universe and humanity.[1] Many aspects of society such as technology, religion and education which dominate the way we live have a basis in mythology. The ancient Greeks and Romans have left a significantly impacting legacy for our modern society to follow. During the mythological times, in order to establish moral guidelines and societal structure came the creation of gods, legends and heroes and their related tales. Ancient stories about gods and goddesses have been orally and literally passed down from generation to generation, and have still been passed down into today and interoperate the origins to many fields that we use and see today.

The fields and areas that ancient Greek and Roman mythology has impacted greatly would be our own moral values and intentions, all forms of entertainment, artworks and drama, literature, mathematics and science, the Olympic games, days of the week, months of the year and planets of the solar system, famous names and famous expressions. All these areas have had a cause and effect from the Mythological times and have had an impact and initiated a change or influence from the Greeks and Romans.

Body 1 – Moral Values

As stated, the purpose of the creation of Mythology and myths was a guideline to society to have order and faith. The ancient civilization was very strong towards their faith; they represented this with significant sacrifices, prayers, good deeds and idols. Society used gods as role models such as Zeus for justice and Hera for marriage, which has influenced them greatly on how to live and the do’s and don’ts of life. The Greeks believed that the Gods would offer protection and guide their city-states.[2] The people in ancient Greece used Gods and Heroism as an influence for sacrifice for the common purposes, duty, dignity, pride and honesty.

Every city state had their own god such as Athena for Athens, and every person worshiped gods, only a few such as philosophers rejected the idea. The origins of Mythology and its creation have been engraved into today’s world in terms of respecting ourselves and others, and the purpose of Religion. In today’s society, people are believed to worship only 1 god who created heaven and earth, rather than multiple gods for every purpose. Mythology was lost because of the uprising of Religion such as Christianity and Islamic. People still use Religion and the beliefs of a supreme being so society has their own guidelines. The famous quote from the bible “treat others as you would want to be treated” has also had an influence on people.

The idea of guidelines and morals has originated from the origins of Mythology, order and respect has initiated from Supreme beings so society is able to follow them. If it weren’t for faith and religion, there will be no respect, no acceptance, no love and no value within our Morals and good deeds.

Body 2 – Art

During the mythological times, art was used to perceive artists and poets perspective on the god’s identity. Artworks were created on pots rather than canvases to tell myths or historical events. The way we see art today is a form of entertainment, relaxation and an artists feeling, but during the ancient times they used art as a respect for the gods. Art from ancient Greece has made a significant impact on the present society by originated from caves to pots to canvases and changing the subject matter from respecting gods, to respecting our own feelings. Coins is another example where the ancient Greeks and Romans printed gods who are significant for their city such as Athena for Athens, Apollo for Corinth and Demeter at Thebes. We use this technique today such as Queen Elizabeth on our coins to represent that we are under British civilisation.

Greek architecture is well known as the beautiful temples raised to glorify the Gods and Goddesses. There are hundreds of temples throughout Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; each individual god had their own temple such as the Temple of Saturn and the Temple of Poseidon. This idea of temples as a sign of respect to worship the gods has influenced today’s society on how we also worship god, we use churches and mosques as the house of the lord.

MORAL VALYES

ART

LANGUAGE

MATHS & SCIENCE

Discuss the impact (or legacy left by) that Roman and Greek mythology/religion has had on modern society

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