Instead similar to the beginning of our Catholic religion the stories, myths and legends were passed on orally. ... Greek Mythology Timeline Greek Mythology is so old and humans didn't write anything down, like Christianity it was an oral tradition of stories, drama, and hymns. ...
Recent studies have begun to see the Homeric epics in the light of other epic traditions, notably epics from Mesopotamia, and have begun to look at striking similarities. ... The connections run from similarities in methods of transmission, namely the oral traditions, to themes, characters and formal structural components. ... The earliest Gilgamesh stories seem to come from Sumerian texts which most likely reflect the crystallization of earlier epic traditions, and was probably one of the most well-known and influential poems available (West 65). ... Enkidu does develop more than Patroclus, a...
"Know Thyself ": The Role of Apollo in Greek Life and Literature The figure of Apollo has been supremely influential in Greek life and literature since the beginning of Greek civilization, and has resonated throughout history to both modern religion and psychology. The derivation of the name "Apol...
