Mythology Background

Greeks were obsessed with

A myth that attempts to explain an event from history, even if it is exaggerated, is called

Who were the highest authorities on Greek myths in Greek society?

Classical mythology was originally

Who did the Greeks believe were the only ones in the universe of telling complete truth?

A myth that attempts to explain something in nature, emotion, etc., is called

Humans and gods were different in that gods were

Why were the poets the highest authorities on myths?

Greek and Roman mythology is called

What did the Greeks call the traveling singers who told the myths?

The purposes of mythology include ALL of the following EXCEPT

Humans created the Greek gods to

A myth that explains human behavior and emotions

What organization did the Greek society lack that most religions have today?

The meaning of the Greek words mythos and logos form the word mythology and originally meant