Myths for children have not lost their popularity over time, they are used to fascinate the little ones with heroic stories. In this new article you will have the opportunity to meet two of them, the "Pandora's Box" and "The myth of the Mermaid".
The myth of the mermaid
Ulysses, after the Trojan War was sailing back home, he came across 3 mermaids resting on a rock ledge in the middle of the sea, at that moment he realized that his crew was in dangerSince they made men throw themselves into the sea to die with their hypnotizing songs, Ulysses had no choice but to order that everyone cover their ears with wax.
But he himself, curious to know about the song, ordered one of his crew to tie him to a mast and not let go even if he wanted or ordered it.
When the ship passed near the mermaids, they began to sing and no matter how hard they tried they could not attract a man, defeated they only managed to submerge themselves in the sea. In this way Odysseus was able to continue his adventure in the immense sea. On the other hand, one of the mermaids died as her spells had no effect.
Greek mythology is made up of myths and legends that arose in one of the most beautiful lands in present-day Europe, Greece.
These sets of stories are not part of the same religion or belief, but they are the sample of how the cosmogony came to be constituted in the beliefs of the inhabitants of ancient Greece related to the universe and humanity.
Origin of the Greek Myths
The origin of the Greek myths was born in Crete as a result of the union of the Cretan Pantheon, which is composed of Divinities of enormous magnitudes up to normal Terrestrial, Gods who had a very important role in the peoples or who took up the cult of the Mystical Heroes with supernatural powers.
With the aggressive invasion of the Dorians, the Mycenaean culture disappeared and with it the great History of Greece. All the knowledge that is known regarding Greek Mythology is due to Hesiod, who was in charge of writing Theogony, The Works and Days, the Catalog of Women, To Homer, the Odyssey and the popular Iliad. Great books where we can find surprising mythological figures.
But that's not all and he also wrote several fragments of Epic Poetry. Thanks to this information, the following writers used these sources to create new arguments and stories such as Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, without forgetting the stories of Apollonius of Rhodes and Virgil.
The way in which Greek mythology was transmitted was by different means, the oral route being the most common among all. Much of these myths can be found in poems, books and classic stories, many have been preserved for countless years, being something very important for Greek history today.
