what are the origin of Greek myths?

Answer 1

Mmm I'm not sure, but I think you'll find info here:

Origins and Development of Greek Mythology
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570116_6/Greek_Mythology.html#s23

Greek Mythology - A survey of mythic history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology

The Mycenaean Origin of Greek Mythology
http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/mog/index.htm

Good luck! =)

Answer 2

Greek Mythology encompasses the period of the Mycenean Age. The earliest myths of gods and goddess may have come from other sources such as the Egyptians.

After the Dorian Invasions, there was a Dark Age period where the real events of the Mycenean Age became distorted and subsquently mythical.

Answer 3

Many Greek myths originated from observations of the constellations in the skies. For many of the early Greek people who would become practitioners in the arenas of astronomy, philosophy and even astrology, imagery of the formations of stars played an important role in the creation of mythological stories that placed those images in the night skies. Every one of the constellations has a mythological story that goes with it. Other myths originated in the minds of philosophical writers. Homer, for example, created many mythological creatures in his "Odyssey," all of which challenged the epic's hero, Odysseus, into choosing what actions he would take during his journey home. Plato, in his discourses entitled "Timaeus" and "Criteus," brought the mythical continent of Atlantis to the minds of humanity. Was Atlantis a myth, or was the land that lay beyond the pillars of Hercules, as Plato stated, an actual place... the ancient North American/Mexican continent of Atlan, perhaps, brought into Plato's consciousness by tales of ancient mariners? In all instances, imagination and visualization played an important role in the creation of Greek myths.

Answer 4

Christianity - I'm not being sarky. In Greece it is not considered myth but legend and fact. Myth is something that most do not actually believe ever occurred. So Greek 'myths' would have their origins in those debunking any belief other than their own. (ex. Troy was a myth for centuries.)

Answer 5

In antiquity, historians such as Herodotus theorized that the Greek gods had been stolen directly from the Egyptians. Later on, Christian writers tried to explain Hellenic paganism through degeneration of Biblical religion. Since then, the sciences of archaeology and linguistics have been applied to the origins of Greek mythology with some interesting results.

Historical linguistics indicates that particular aspects of the Greek pantheon were inherited from Indo-European society (or perhaps both cultures borrowed from another earlier source), as were the roots of the Greek language. Thus, for example, the name Zeus is cognate with Latin Jupiter, Sanskrit Dyaus and Germanic Tyr (see Dyeus), as is Ouranos with Sanskrit Varuna. In other cases, close parallels in character and function suggest a common heritage, yet lack of linguistic evidence makes it difficult to prove, as in the case of the Greek Moirae and the Norns of Norse mythology.

Archaeology and mythography, on the other hand, has revealed that the Greeks were inspired by some of the civilizations of Asia Minor and the Near East. Cybele is rooted in Anatolian culture, and much of Aphrodite's iconography springs from the Semitic goddesses Ishtar and Astarte.

Textual studies reveal multiple layers in tales, such as secondary asides bringing Theseus into tales of The Twelve Labours of Herakles. Such tales concerning tribal eponyms are thought to originate in attempts to absorb mythology of one tradition into another, in order to unite the cultures.

Answer 6

Greek mythology originated from an oral-poetic tradition and was composed primarily for performance at cultic festivals.

Answer 7

They were an evolution of other ancient cults and traditions in areas ranging from Modern Turkey, Greece, Italy, and the Middle East (and no Turkey is technically not part of the Middle East).

Answer 8

Same as the origins of Christain myth. From lack of knowledge and it's resulting fear.

Answer 9

Greece

Answer 10

properly any Greek Mythology has gods and godess scuffling with one yet another over fans or land or basically attractiveness. They use human beings and bestow on them specific presents. Your godess might desire human beings to love her and her worshipers, so she provide a number of them the present of arising appropriate chocolate and provides it to others.