Why Are Greek Myths Important

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Zeus, Hermes and Athena are names that nearly everyone has heard of. These names have one thing in common: they are all from Greek mythology. Greek mythology plays a big role in our lives, although many don't know it. Greek mythology has influenced our language, movies, and names of businesses and sports teams. But why do we enjoy these ancient myths so much? We enjoy them because they teach us important life lessons and the characters are great role models. Many words that we know today, such as titanic, odyssey, and echo, come from Greek myths. For example, in the myth “Zeus and Europa” Europa is Zeus’ first wife. Today, Europe is named after Europa, and so is one of Jupiter’s moons. Another example of this is the word “titanic”. In our language it is something …show more content…
One reason why we still enjoy these myths is because they teach us important life lessons. For example, the moral of the myth “Narcissus and Echo” is beauty isn't everything. This is a good life lesson for us to learn, as is the moral of “Hercules” and “Jason and the Argonauts”. The lesson learned from these two stories is hard work pays off. The second reason why we still enjoy reading these myths is that the characters are good role models. Such as Theseus, who conquered the Minotaur, who was a brave warrior who helped his people a great deal. Jason, from “Jason and the Argonauts”, was brave and went on a long, long journey to capture the golden fleece. It was all to save his mother. These are only a few a the reasons why we still enjoy the ancient Greek myths. In conclusion, Greek mythology has made a huge impact in our daily life. Whether in language, movies, or names of business and sports team, Greek mythology is everywhere in our world. But why do we still read these ancient myths? We enjoy them because that teach us great life lessons and the characters are great role models. Greek myths are now a part of our daily