Mythology
has many different purposes. In ancient Greece , people looked at it completely
different then we do now. People in ancient Greece saw mythology as a way to
live. In today’s society we only see mythology as entertainment. In Greece , mythology
was important everywhere you went. In present time, it is mainly seen only in
schools.
In
ancient Greece ,
Mythology told the story of how their gods came to be. So, they believed that
there was an underworld ruled by Hades, and that the seas were controlled by Poseidon.
For example, if the seas were rough they believed that Poseidon was very angry
and they would immediately try to please him.
Today,
mythology is now only a form of entertainment. Mythology’s biggest threat is
technology. As people developed a writing language myths became pure
entertainment. People were no longer orally telling stories, but writing them
down. Most people were illiterate and could not read the stories. Also, people
began to see where the universe and other things actually came from. People
today have even separate myths from everyday life. People today see myths and
history as two completely separate things. Mythology is no longer looked upon
as a reliable history source.
Also
since the time of Ancient Greece the appearance of mythology has faded. Ancient
people used to refer the happening of everything to a god or goddess of
mythology. Therefore, it was appearing everywhere in their society. In present
time, mythology is mainly only seen in a school or a learning environment. This
is because people have scientific reasoning of why thing happen, and why things
are how they are. So, we learn about it so we can see the ancient type of story
telling, and how those different types of people saw the world and how it was
created.
Mythology
has a completely different meaning during the time of Ancient Greece, then it
does now in present time. People view it differently now, they the did back
then. This is because of the advancement in technology. If scientists had never
taken the initiative to start investigating why things happen, chances are we
would still be believing the reason of ancient mythology.
