ODYSSEUS AND THE BAG OF WINDS
ODYSSEUS AND THE BAG OF WINDS ODYSSEUS AND THE BAG OF WINDS Prologue Every culture in the world has its own mythology. Mythology is a set of stories from a culture's distant past, sometimes based on true events, but often involving fantastic events and supernatural beings. The purpose of mythology is to entertain, teach lessons on how to live, and help explain how the world works. For example, before humans developed scientific explanations for natural events like earthquakes, storms, and vo
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ODYSSEUS AND THE BAG OF WINDS
ODYSSEUS AND THE BAG OF WINDS
Prologue
Every culture in the world has its own mythology.Mythology is a set of stories from a culture's distant past,sometimes based on true events, but often involving fantastic events and supernatural beings.The purpose of mythology is to entertain,teach lessons on how to live, and help explain how the world works.
For example, before humans developed scientific explanations for natural events like earthquakes, storms, and volcanoes,many ancient myths explained these mysterious events through stories of gods and humans.The ancient Greeks believed that lightning occurred when Zeus,their supreme being, was angry and wished to frighten or punish mortals on Earthby throwing down thunderbolts from high upon Mount Olympus.
In fact, the mythology of the ancient Greeks is probably the best known in all the world.Greek stories of gods, heroes, and monsters have been studied and enjoyed for more than thirty centuries,and they remain as popular today as ever.
Many of the stories of Greek mythology are based on the events of a monumental ten-year warbetween the armies of Greece and a powerful city called Troy and its allies,located in what is now the country of Turkey.All of the Greek gods and many of the great Greek heroes took part in this great war,which is believed to have occurred in the 13th or 12th century BC.
The poet Homer wrote a famous account of the Trojan War called The Iliad,but perhaps his most famous poem of all explores what happened immediately after the war ended.This masterpiece, called The Odyssey, followed the adventures of one of the greatest Greek heroes, Odysseus,as he tried to return home following the war with Troy.
