Ancient Greece

The Most Ancient, and perhaps the most well known times of Greece was the era of mythology. This time frame is between the 8th BC and 6th century AD, where tales of mythical Gods and Heroes taking place around 1100BC. These famous myths was a way for the early people of Greece to invent a reason to life and an answer all of life's unanswerable questions. Greece's Classical Period writers, like Homer - author of the epics: the Iliad and the Odyssey, opened up Greek literature to very high standard. Such stories are still taught throughout High School and College english courses.


My favorite Greek Myth is about Theseus and the Minotaur. It all started when King Aegeus required that, every ninth year, seven Athenian youths and seven maidens were to be sent to the Minotaur as a sacrifice. When the third sacrifice approached, Theseus, the son of Aegeus, volunteered to slay the monster. He promised to his father, Aegeus, that he would put up a white sail on his journey back home if he was successful and would have the crew put up black sails if he was killed. Theseus was able to slay the Minotaur and retrace his way out of the labyrinth, but unfortunately, he neglected to put up a white sail. King Aegeus committed suicide upon seeing the black sails head into the harbor, thinking his son was dead. Because of this Theseus was given the throne. What's your favorite myth?