Culture in my eyes——In Greek mythology

一、The origin of the ancient Greek mythology

Is one of the world's ancient civilizations in ancient Greece, the ancient greeks in the process of its survival and development to create a bright and colorful culture, and life as a rich heritage, myth and legend is one of them. Ancient myths have long history, it is in a low level of productivity development period of the ancient people use a product of the imagination to conquer the forces of nature. As a result, ancient myths must include the story of god and of the relationship between man and god and the story of the conflict, the two aspects of the legend of heroes. God more clearly reflects the ancient human powerful natural phenomenon visualization of the rich imagination, the legend of heroes are mainly to may have a historical legend and related events worship and idealized, reflects the ancient human survival activities and tenacious struggle with nature. The ancient Greek myth is also included these two aspects. Early, the time of formation of the ancient Greek myth is the crystallization of the collective ancient generations of people. Myth oral at first, and come to see is to the written word.

The myth is spread by the Greek myth remains and relics. Portraits of famous Parthenon, Laocoon Greek often painted on the screen, archaeological Dionysus met first learned pirates. Greek mythology has many image of the gods, each god has complex personality, these close to human social life, has more strong realistic meaning. Ancient Greek Homeric epics the Iliad and the Odyssey is the myth of such singing poet editor plays.

二、The development of the ancient Greek myth

The ancient Greek nation several change in development process, the myth of their ideas is also in this kind of change constantly changing. The basic characteristics of this kind of change is from the natural worship to human nature worship. People are familiar with the basic characteristics of this period of Greek mythology is a person in accordance with the image of god, to god in human form, human nature, and even social relationship. The basic difference between the god and man is strong, god Chang Sheng deathless, happy life of leisure; Human weak, die, live hard, often have to resort to the gods, but also often curse god to do evil. The ancient greeks to worship god, but at the same time praise people, praise the brave and enterprising spirit. The ancient greeks criticized the pride, cruelty, vanity, greed, violent and stubborn personality weakness, and blamed the personality weakness often life tragedy. The ancient greeks to worship god, but that does not give the gods too lofty, and did not take god as the standard of morality, it's a reflection of them as life. The ancient Greek myth is the humanistic spirit, moving story and the profound thought connotation, has attracted a wide audience, glamor of strength, can read, become a rich offspring literary and artistic creation source material.

三、The influence of ancient Greek culture to human

The influence of Greek mythology is deeper, scope is worldwide. It is a time in the main body of ecology to deepen, the content of the main performance is: the majority of interpersonal relationship and social work. The ancient Greek literature has had an extremely profound influence on the later literature is lasting. Greek mythology on