The poet Homer's 8th-century BC epics the Iliad and the Odyssey, for example, tell the story of the (mythical) Trojan War as a divine conflict as well as a human one. Greek mythology centers on Gods (goddesses), heroes, monsters and theology (cosmogony). ... Another major symbol is the oak tree which is the symbol of many heroes and is also the symbol of longevity. ...

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