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What is a myth? What is a myth? A myth is a story with a purpose. It A myth is a story with a purpose. It

tries to explain the way the world tries to explain the way the world is.  Myths also try to explain the is.  Myths also try to explain the relationship between gods and relationship between gods and humans. Even though the events in humans. Even though the events in a myth are usually impossible, they a myth are usually impossible, they try to send a message that has an try to send a message that has an important social or religious important social or religious meaning.meaning.

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People have always tried to figure out People have always tried to figure out common questions like who made the common questions like who made the universe or questions like what causes a universe or questions like what causes a storm. Religion, gods, and myths were storm. Religion, gods, and myths were created when people tried to make sense created when people tried to make sense out of these questions. For early people out of these questions. For early people myths were like science because they myths were like science because they explain how things work.  They also explain how things work.  They also explained other questions that are now explained other questions that are now answered through modern science. answered through modern science.

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ZeusZeus Zeus was the king of the gods. He Zeus was the king of the gods. He

had affairs with 8 goddesses other had affairs with 8 goddesses other than his wife, Hera. He also had than his wife, Hera. He also had affairs with countless  mortals and affairs with countless  mortals and nymphs.  There fore, he is the cause nymphs.  There fore, he is the cause of many myths. Zeus was also the of many myths. Zeus was also the god of the sky. His weapon was the god of the sky. His weapon was the thunderbolt.  Still another job of thunderbolt.  Still another job of Zeus's was the god of hospitality.Zeus's was the god of hospitality.

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The Story IoThe Story Io To be readTo be read

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HadesHades

Hades was the god of the Underworld.  Hades was the god of the Underworld.  He had little mercy and did not like to He had little mercy and did not like to allow any souls, living or dead, to exit the allow any souls, living or dead, to exit the Underworld.  Hades was very gloomy. Underworld.  Hades was very gloomy. Hades also had many riches, which were Hades also had many riches, which were stored in the Underworld. He had a "Cap stored in the Underworld. He had a "Cap of Darkness" which many heroes asked to of Darkness" which many heroes asked to borrow because it made the wearer borrow because it made the wearer invisible.invisible.

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Prisoners of TartarusPrisoners of Tartarus To be readTo be read

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AphroditeAphrodite

Aphrodite was the goddess of love Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty.  Most stories involving and beauty.  Most stories involving her are about two people getting her are about two people getting married.  She was very jealous, and married.  She was very jealous, and anyone who thought and announced anyone who thought and announced that they were more beautiful then that they were more beautiful then her often felt her anger.her often felt her anger.

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