History - Yunani -- Mythology

Like all other myths, those of the Greeks originally rekated to specific religious, philosophical, cultural and social ideas. In a methaphorical and ppoetic way, they offered not so much answers to particular questions as ways of beginning to think about answers-and the questions had to do with the bature of universe, the relationship between human beings and the supernatural, the reasons for certain customs or ways of behaviour and the self-images of this or that community. For adherents of particular or citizens of specific areas, myths offered a communal viewpoint, a focus for thought; they put people in touch not only with one another's minds but with those of their forebears and ancestors; they validated each present moment in terms of a much wider picture, both in time and space-- they were a binding-force.