Ostronomos
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According to Wikipedia, Western civilization, its art and literature for example, are heavily influenced by ancient Greek culture. Not to mention there was indirect influence by Islamic culture with the Muslim conquest of Constantinople.
Many of the heroes of ancient Greek Mythology, which is a branch of Classical mythology and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, are foretold by the epic poems of the epic cycle and the tragedians and comedians of 5th century B.C.
The oral tradition originally began in the 18th century with Minoan and Myceaenean singers and eventually was passed through generations by Homer's epic poems the Illiad and the Odyssey. A lot of the geometric designs on pottery of the 18th century helped preserve ancient Greek mythology. Also, origins of genesis of the world are told by Homer's near contemporary Hesiod in Theogony and another poem that escapes me at the moment.
Comments and feedback appreciated.
Many of the heroes of ancient Greek Mythology, which is a branch of Classical mythology and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, are foretold by the epic poems of the epic cycle and the tragedians and comedians of 5th century B.C.
The oral tradition originally began in the 18th century with Minoan and Myceaenean singers and eventually was passed through generations by Homer's epic poems the Illiad and the Odyssey. A lot of the geometric designs on pottery of the 18th century helped preserve ancient Greek mythology. Also, origins of genesis of the world are told by Homer's near contemporary Hesiod in Theogony and another poem that escapes me at the moment.
Comments and feedback appreciated.
