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The ancient religions of the Greeks and Romans were based on myths. Originally the word meant “spoken words” or stories. Nowadays myths refer to tales without a kernel of truth, or fantasies.
In nearly every civilization people tried to control their surroundings and the things happening around them to make them less threatening. In prehistoric cultures myths were used to explain natural phenomena. Ancient civilizations saw the earth as the goddess because of its fertility. Other phenomena like wind, lightning and thunder also were brought into connection with supernatural forces. The people felt themselves surrounded by gods and completely dependent.
The Greek myths also originated in that manner, but had more functions. They also explained the beginning of the world and the origin of man. Furthermore, the myths kept alive the memories of the foundation of important cities as well as the heroic deeds of civilizations and individuals. The tales of heroes, human beings with often supernatural capacities, gave men examples of perfection. During the whole
Classical Period people believed the myths, but over time they came to be taken less and less seriously.
During the Greek Period myths were spread by word of mouth. The singing of mythical events was an important aspect of religious ritual. Many singers traveled around and sang the tales they heard on their way.
The first collection of myths was the work of Homer. He was blind, and to survive he collected traditional stories and let them been written down by others. The books of his that we know are the Iliad and the Odyssey. The first author to write about the beginning of the world and its deities was Hesiod in the 18the century.
 Title: 小题1:_____ of Myths
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Meaning
| 小题2:________
| They meant “spoken words” or traditional stories.
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Nowadays
| They meant something that people believe but which doesn’t 小题3:_____ or is false.
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小题4:____ and Status
| Prehistoric cultures
| They were used to explain aspects of the natural world and supernatural phenomena.
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People felt completely dependent on 小题5:_____.
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Classical period
| Besides explaini ng natural phenomena, they also
①explained how the world began and how the man came into 小题6:______;
②小题7:________ the foundation of important cities and good deeds;
③dealt with supernatural beings and heroes.
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People believed in them but were not小题8:___ about them gradually.
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Forms
| Oral myths
| They were usually sung in religious rituals or by 小题9:___ singers.
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小题10:____ myths
| The representative authors are Homer and Hesiod.
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