Myths Questions and Answers
Myth - answer An ancient, anonymous story that helped to explain beliefs and
cultural ideas that were hard to explain
Why did ancient people make up myths? - answer Ancient people made up myths to
explain why the world was the way it is, explains what they did not understand, and
because of chaos.
What is the difference between realistic fiction and mythology? - answer Myths are a
story that is not likely to happen where realistic fiction is a story based on the actual
event and could possibly happen.
What is the difference between myths and folklore? - answer Myths are collections of
stories about gods and goddesses and folklore takes place during a recognizable time
and main characters are usually humans that have powers
Why do people continue reading Greek mythology? - answer People study Greek
mythology to learn about ancient Greece and increase our knowledge of literature.
Before Gaea and Uranus, what existed? - answer Before Gaea and Uranus, chaos
existed. There was no earth or any other celestial bodies. There was no water or air to
breathe.
Zeus - answer ruler of the gods, tricked father into drinking potion to make him throw
up grown brothers and sisters
Hades - answer god of the underworld, Zeus' brother, married to Persephone
Poseidon - answer god of the sea, brother of Zeus'
Athena - answer goddess of wisdom
Aphrodite - answer goddess of love and beauty
Hephaestus - answer god of fire and created Pandora
Titan - answer A giant and it is the generation before the gods.
Why is it important to suspend rationale thought when reading mythology? - answer
It is important to suspend rationale thought when reading mythology because the stories
are makeup and farfetched, some things are impossible.
Myth - answer An ancient, anonymous story that helped to explain beliefs and
cultural ideas that were hard to explain
Why did ancient people make up myths? - answer Ancient people made up myths to
explain why the world was the way it is, explains what they did not understand, and
because of chaos.
What is the difference between realistic fiction and mythology? - answer Myths are a
story that is not likely to happen where realistic fiction is a story based on the actual
event and could possibly happen.
What is the difference between myths and folklore? - answer Myths are collections of
stories about gods and goddesses and folklore takes place during a recognizable time
and main characters are usually humans that have powers
Why do people continue reading Greek mythology? - answer People study Greek
mythology to learn about ancient Greece and increase our knowledge of literature.
Before Gaea and Uranus, what existed? - answer Before Gaea and Uranus, chaos
existed. There was no earth or any other celestial bodies. There was no water or air to
breathe.
Zeus - answer ruler of the gods, tricked father into drinking potion to make him throw
up grown brothers and sisters
Hades - answer god of the underworld, Zeus' brother, married to Persephone
Poseidon - answer god of the sea, brother of Zeus'
Athena - answer goddess of wisdom
Aphrodite - answer goddess of love and beauty
Hephaestus - answer god of fire and created Pandora
Titan - answer A giant and it is the generation before the gods.
Why is it important to suspend rationale thought when reading mythology? - answer
It is important to suspend rationale thought when reading mythology because the stories
are makeup and farfetched, some things are impossible.
