The Most Important Factors In Greek Mythology

Some Important Factors in Greek Mythology People love learning about the adventures and characters in Greek mythology. People are most interested in the heros and monsters. Some of the aspects that people study are Zeus is the god of the Olympians. Cyclopes are studied by many people with one eye in the middle of their four head. Tiresias is blind but has the power of understanding birds. These characters are important because they show the values of ancient Greek society and they appear in important Greek text and the Odyssey.

Zeus who has all his children out of his head, was the Greek god of the sky and the ruler of Mt.Olympus which makes him the ruler of all gods and men.(Atsma) First he was born but he was hidden on an island called

(Encyclopedia) First he was walking in the forest and he came upon two snakes. He killed the female snake and then Hera got really angry at him so she changed him into a woman. Tiresias was a woman for seven years and he had gotten married and had children. One day Tiresias was walking again and came across some more snakes and he leaves them alone so he would finally be a man again. (Encyclopedia) Second he became blind because he came up upon Athena while she was bathing so she took away his sight. His mother begged her to lift the curse but she could not so in return she gave him the power of understanding the birds. ( Encyclopedia) Last he is also in The Odyssey when Odysseus travels to the underworld Tiresias gives Odysseus the directions to get home from there. He also lets Odysseus communicate with the other souls in Hades.(Karas) This blind prophet is all about helping people.

After studying about some important aspects in Greek mythology Zeus, Cyclopes, and Tries played an important part in greek mythology. They show values of greek mythology and important greek texts. Zeus was the god of the sky and weather. He was also the ruler of Mt. Olympics which makes him ruler over all men. The Cyclopes is a giant one eyed monster who only gives help to certain people. Tiresias is a prophet who is able to see the future and understand the birds. He also is willing to give help when ever help is