II. Analysis of Greek Mythology

In this chapter, Greek Mythology is to be analyzed in terms of its origin and characteristics. In here, it focuses on the theme of human nature when we analyze the humanism in Greek Mythology. When we are talk about the cultural spirit of Greek Mythology. It mainly emphasizes the relationship between culture and human.

2.1 The Origin of Greek Mythology

Myth is the earliest human folk accumulated over a long period of time. Myth reflects people’s daily life. It has the characteristics of oral creation. Myth is not only the product of the early human period, but also the pioneer of literary creation. Myths are full of magical fantasies. The mythical images of God, most of which have superhuman power, are idealized by the understanding and desire of primitive human beings. Mythical characters have the power to transcend mortals, but sometimes they encounter setbacks and doom. It reflects the realistic constraints of mythical fantasies. We can understand the actions and struggles of the people of the society at that time from the behavior and struggle of the mythical characters.

And Greek mythology is a story and legend that reflects ancient people’s original understanding of the origin of the universe, natural phenomena and social life. They use imagination to visualize and personalize the natural forces and make various interpretations, thus producing Greek mythology.

Greek mythology is originated from the Aegean island of Crete and composed of the worship of nature in the early time and later adore of idolatry. It is the earliest oral creation of the people in Europe, which originated from the 12th century BC to the eighth century BC. The earliest Greek Mythology appeared in Homer’s epics, the works of Hershod, and the classical, historical, philosophical works of slavery. Among them, Greek mythology includes two parts: the story of God and the legend of heroes. The story of God involves the origin of the universe and human beings, the legend of heroes, the creation of God and its genealogy. They were in charge of the phenomena and things of nature and life, and formed Olympus centered on Zeus. In addition, heroic legends are derived from the worship of ancestors, which is a review of the ancient Greek’s struggle over ancient history and nature.

2.2 The Characteristics of Greek Mythology

Greek mythology has many characteristics. For example, Greek mythology has the characteristics of universality and specificity. In addition, some scholars believe that Greek mythology also has the characteristics of permanence. Here, this article will talk about the Greek mythology in the spirit of humanism and cultural spirit.