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	'''Greek Mythology''' is the polytheistic myths and legends beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Ancient Greeks often relied on myths and legends to explain their natural world, such as the change of seasons. Largely inspiring Etruscan and Roman mythology, Greek legends and symbolism remain well known throughout the world today.

	~~==Primary Gods and Legends==~~

	In Greek mythology, there are many other demi-gods and heros, but the most well known gods are the immortals who sit upon the thrones of Mt. Olympus. The Olympian gods represent a specific natural element or energy force. They are the following:

	* '''[[Zeus]]''': The god of the heavens, or as later mythology would determine, the God of the Gods (Roman Name is Jupiter)

	* '''Posiedon''': The god of the seas, who would challenge Athena for the title of patron of Athens (Roman Name is Neptune)

	* '''[[Hades]]''': The god of the underworld, whom oversaw the sould of the mortally deceased (Roman Name is Pluto)

	* '''Hera''': The goddess of marriage, who served as Zeus' primary and exceedingly jelous wife (Roman Name is Juno)

	* '''Demeter''': The goddess of the harvest, whose daughter was the delicate Persephone (Roman Name is Ceres)

	* '''Hestia''': The goddess of the hearth, who tends Mt. Olympus' sacred fire (Roman Name is Vesta)

	* '''Hephaestus''': The god of blacksmiths and craftsmen, who forged lightning bolts for Zeus (Roman Name is Vulcan)

	* '''[[Athena]]''': The goddess of wisdom, who became the patroness of Athens (Roman Name is [[Minerva]])

	* '''Artemis''': The goddess of hunting and wilderness, who was the twin sister of Apollo (Roman Name is Diana)

	* '''Apollo''': The god of music and light, who was the twin brother of Artemis (Roman Name is Apollo)

	* '''Ares''': The god of war, who was quite reckless in his sides and choices in battle (Roman Name is Mars)

	* '''Aphrodite''': The goddess of love, who rose from the botton of the sea (Roman Name is Venus)

	* '''Hermes''': The god of theives and trickery, who also served as a messenger of the Gods (Roman Name is Mercury)

	* '''Dionysus''': The god of winemaking and festival, who also has been metaphorically compared to Jesus Christ (Roman Name is Bacchus)

	* '''Persephone''': The goddess-daughter of Demeter, who also served as the queen of the underworld (Roman Name is Proserpina)

	There are various other deities, which include the Titans (Cronus, [[Prometheus]], and Epimetheus) and demi-gods (Pan, Orion, and Minos). The heros of Greek myth and legend are also quite known, as Heracles, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus, and Achilles have remained highly popular myths.

	~~==H. P. Blavatsky and Greek Myths==~~

	[[H. P. Blavatsky]] references Greek myths and legends often throughout [[The Theosophical Glossary (book)\|''Theosophical Glossary'']] and [[Isis Unveiled (book)\|''Isis Unveiled'']]. She remarks that the original truth of Greek myths hold significant understanding of the [[Phenomena]] of the universe. H. P. Blavatsky elaborated in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\| ''The Secret Doctrine'']]:

	<blockquote>For a myth, in Greek mythos, means oral tradition, passed from mouth to mouth from one generation to the other; and even in the modern etymology the term stands for a fabulous statement conveying some important truth; a tale of some extraordinary personage whose biography has become overgrown, owing to the veneration of successive generations, with rich popular fancy, but which is no wholesale fable. Like our ancestors, the primitive Aryans, we believe firmly in the personality and intelligence of more than one phenomenon-producing Force in nature.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. I'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 425.</ref></blockquote>

	Blavatsky also comments on Greek mythology's greater archetypal meanings for humanity. In regards to the story of [[Prometheus]], Blavatsky extends the condition of Prometheus to the whole experience of collective humanity. She uses Prometheus as a metaphor for the virtues of man, which include the intellect and ambition. She writes:

	<blockquote>The Titan is more than a thief of the celestial fire. He is a representation of humanity-active, industrious, intelligent, but at the same time ambitious, which aims at equalling divine powers.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. II'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 525.</ref></blockquote>

	~~==Anthropomorphism==~~

	In traditional Greek mythology, the gods inhabit bodies that display the vices and virtues that are seen in the lower states of man. Many [[Theosophists]] believe the reason for the anthropomorphism of the gods is to give them the full spectrum of the human experience, including the sensual desires. As [[Alvin Boyd Kuhn]] remarks:

	~~<blockquote>"The dark night of the soul," no less than the Götterdämmerung, was, in the~~
	~~ancient mind, just the condition of the soul's embodiment in physical forms.~~
	~~Taylor reasons that Minerva (the rational faculty, as Goddess of Wisdom) was by~~
	~~her attachment to body given wholly "to the dangerous employment and abandons~~
	~~the proper characteristics of her nature for the destructive revels of desire."~~
	~~All this is the dialectic statement of the main theme of ancient theology - the~~
	~~incarnation of the godlike intellect and divine soul in the darksome conditions~~
	~~of animal bodies.<ref>Kuhn, Alvin Boyd. ''The Lost Light: An Interpretation of Ancient Scriptures'' (Rahway, NJ: Quinn & Boden Company, 1940), 146.</ref></blockquote>~~

	Though many Theosophists describe the human condition of the gods as degrading, [[Annie Besant]] describes the anthropomorphism as an inspiration towards the individual experience of man. She accounts that the fall and triumph of the Greek Olympians serve as a metaphor to man's ability to rise above the errors of his way. She notes:

	~~<blockquote>That one who falls thus may quickly rise again is encouraging. That old~~ Greek allegory in which every time that the hero falls to earth, worsted in the conflict, he gains new strength from it, applies to man.<ref> Besant, Annie. ''Talks on the Path of Occultism: Vol. II The Voice of The Silence'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1965), 154.</ref></blockquote>

	~~==Importance of~~ Mythology==

	In ancient Greece, the Greeks created pieces of art to serve as physical embodiment of their attributes the gods represented. They believed the art was sacred, and through the art one could embrace the qualities of the gods. Theosophists recognize this tradition, as [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]] ~~comments:~~

	<blockquote>Similarly it is that during those periods of spiritual dryness we can, if we have so trained ourselves, commune with God through various forms of Art, for Art fundamentally is a revelation of the Divine Nature, it reveals what Plato called the Idea or the Archetype. The ancient Greeks were particularly sensitive to this aspect of Art. If they looked at a statue of Apollo, the sun-god, it was not merely to them a statue of some handsome youth, but there radiated from the statue a mysterious influence, so that they came to feel the influence of God. Similarly with the goddess Minerva; they felt, when there was an adequately beautiful image in a temple, that somehow as they offered their adoration to it, the image was like a wonderful window through which they looked into the Divine Nature.<ref>Jinarājadāsa, Curuppumullage. ''Discourses on the Bhagavad Gita'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1953), 99.</ref></blockquote>

	~~==Notes==~~

	~~<references/>~~

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	'''Greek Mythology''' is the polytheistic myths and legends beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Ancient Greeks often relied on myths and legends to explain their natural world, such as the change of seasons. Largely inspiring Etruscan and Roman mythology, Greek legends and symbolism remain well known throughout the world today.		'''Greek Mythology''' is the polytheistic myths and legends beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Ancient Greeks often relied on myths and legends to explain their natural world, such as the change of seasons. Largely inspiring Etruscan and Roman mythology, Greek legends and symbolism remain well known throughout the world today.

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	'''Greek Mythology''' is the polytheistic myths and legends beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Ancient Greeks often relied on myths and legends to explain their natural world, such as the change of seasons. Largely inspiring Etruscan and Roman mythology, Greek legends and symbolism remain well known throughout the world today.		'''Greek Mythology''' is the polytheistic myths and legends beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Ancient Greeks often relied on myths and legends to explain their natural world, such as the change of seasons. Largely inspiring Etruscan and Roman mythology, Greek legends and symbolism remain well known throughout the world today.

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	==Importance of Mythology==		==Importance of Mythology==

	In ancient Greece, ~~mythology was revered by~~ the Greeks as ~~a form~~ of ~~art itself, that could be considered spiritual~~. They believed ~~each god~~ was ~~to be held~~ sacred ~~to the human ideal that each god represensts~~, and ~~could channel hat quality~~ through the ~~expression of~~ art~~. To demonstrate~~ the qualities the gods ~~represent, the Greeks created pieces of art to serve as a physical embodiment of their attributes~~. Theosophists recognize this tradition, as [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]] comments:		In ancient Greece, the Greeks created pieces of art to serve as physical embodiment of their attributes the gods represented. They believed the art was sacred, and through the art one could embrace the qualities of the gods. Theosophists recognize this tradition, as [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]] comments:

	<blockquote>Similarly it is that during those periods of spiritual dryness we can, if we		<blockquote>Similarly it is that during those periods of spiritual dryness we can, if we have so trained ourselves, commune with God through various forms of Art, for Art fundamentally is a revelation of the Divine Nature, it reveals what Plato called the Idea or the Archetype. The ancient Greeks were particularly sensitive to this aspect of Art. If they looked at a statue of Apollo, the sun-god, it was not merely to them a statue of some handsome youth, but there radiated from the statue a mysterious influence, so that they came to feel the influence of God. Similarly with the goddess Minerva; they felt, when there was an adequately beautiful image in a temple, that somehow as they offered their adoration to it, the image was like a wonderful window through which they looked into the Divine Nature.<ref>Jinarājadāsa, Curuppumullage. ''Discourses on the Bhagavad Gita'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1953), 99.</ref></blockquote>
	have so trained ourselves, commune with God through various forms of Art, for
	Art fundamentally is a revelation of the Divine Nature, it reveals what Plato
	called the Idea or the Archetype. The ancient Greeks were particularly sensitive
	to this aspect of Art. If they looked at a statue of Apollo, the sun-god, it was
	not merely to them a statue of some handsome youth, but there radiated from the
	statue a mysterious influence, so that they came to feel the influence of God.
	Similarly with the goddess Minerva; they felt, when there was an adequately
	beautiful image in a temple, that somehow as they offered their adoration to it,
	the image was like a wonderful window through which they looked into the Divine
	Nature.<ref>Jinarājadāsa, Curuppumullage. ''Discourses on the Bhagavad Gita'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1953), 99.</ref></blockquote>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

	<references/>		<references/>

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	==Importance of Mythology==		==Importance of Mythology==

	In ancient Greece, mythology was revered by the Greeks as a form of art itself. They believed each god ~~should~~ be held sacred ~~for~~ the human ideal that each god represensts. To demonstrate the qualities the gods represent, the Greeks created pieces of art to serve as a physical embodiment of their attributes. Theosophists recognize this tradition, as [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]] comments:		In ancient Greece, mythology was revered by the Greeks as a form of art itself, that could be considered spiritual. They believed each god was to be held sacred to the human ideal that each god represensts, and could channel hat quality through the expression of art. To demonstrate the qualities the gods represent, the Greeks created pieces of art to serve as a physical embodiment of their attributes. Theosophists recognize this tradition, as [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]] comments:

	<blockquote>Similarly it is that during those periods of spiritual dryness we can, if we		<blockquote>Similarly it is that during those periods of spiritual dryness we can, if we

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	==H. P. Blavatsky and Greek Myths==		==H. P. Blavatsky and Greek Myths==

	[[H. P. Blavatsky]] references Greek myths and legends often throughout [[The Theosophical Glossary (book)\|''Theosophical Glossary'']] and [[Isis Unveiled (book)\|''Isis Unveiled'']]. She remarks that the original truth of Greek myths hold significant understanding of the ~~phenomenon~~ of the universe. H. P. Blavatsky elaborated in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\| ''The Secret Doctrine'']]:		[[H. P. Blavatsky]] references Greek myths and legends often throughout [[The Theosophical Glossary (book)\|''Theosophical Glossary'']] and [[Isis Unveiled (book)\|''Isis Unveiled'']]. She remarks that the original truth of Greek myths hold significant understanding of the [[Phenomena]] of the universe. H. P. Blavatsky elaborated in [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\| ''The Secret Doctrine'']]:

	<blockquote>For a myth, in Greek mythos, means oral tradition, passed from mouth to mouth from one generation to the other; and even in the modern etymology the term stands for a fabulous statement conveying some important truth; a tale of some extraordinary personage whose biography has become overgrown, owing to the veneration of successive generations, with rich popular fancy, but which is no wholesale fable. Like our ancestors, the primitive Aryans, we believe firmly in the personality and intelligence of more than one phenomenon-producing Force in nature.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. I'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 425.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>For a myth, in Greek mythos, means oral tradition, passed from mouth to mouth from one generation to the other; and even in the modern etymology the term stands for a fabulous statement conveying some important truth; a tale of some extraordinary personage whose biography has become overgrown, owing to the veneration of successive generations, with rich popular fancy, but which is no wholesale fable. Like our ancestors, the primitive Aryans, we believe firmly in the personality and intelligence of more than one phenomenon-producing Force in nature.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. I'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 425.</ref></blockquote>

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	Blavatsky also comments on Greek mythology's greater archetypal meanings for humanity. In regards to the story of [[Prometheus]], Blavatsky extends the condition of Prometheus to the whole experience of collective humanity. She uses Prometheus as a metaphor for the virtues of man, which include the intellect and ambition. She writes:		Blavatsky also comments on Greek mythology's greater archetypal meanings for humanity. In regards to the story of [[Prometheus]], Blavatsky extends the condition of Prometheus to the whole experience of collective humanity. She uses Prometheus as a metaphor for the virtues of man, which include the intellect and ambition. She writes:

	<blockquote>The Titan is more than a thief of the celestial fire. He is a representation of humanity-active, industrious, intelligent, but at the same time ambitious, which aims at equalling divine powers.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. The Secret Doctrine Vol. II (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 525.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The Titan is more than a thief of the celestial fire. He is a representation of humanity-active, industrious, intelligent, but at the same time ambitious, which aims at equalling divine powers.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. II'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 525.</ref></blockquote>

	==Anthropomorphism==		==Anthropomorphism==

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	'''Greek Mythology''' is the polytheistic myths and legends beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Ancient Greeks often relied on myths and legends to explain their natural world, such as the change of seasons. Largely inspiring Etruscan and Roman mythology, Greek legends and symbolism remain ~~popular in culture~~ today.		'''Greek Mythology''' is the polytheistic myths and legends beliefs of the ancient Greeks. Ancient Greeks often relied on myths and legends to explain their natural world, such as the change of seasons. Largely inspiring Etruscan and Roman mythology, Greek legends and symbolism remain well known throughout the world today.

	==Primary Gods and Legends==		==Primary Gods and Legends==
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	<blockquote>For a myth, in Greek mythos, means oral tradition, passed from mouth to mouth from one generation to the other; and even in the modern etymology the term stands for a fabulous statement conveying some important truth; a tale of some extraordinary personage whose biography has become overgrown, owing to the veneration of successive generations, with rich popular fancy, but which is no wholesale fable. Like our ancestors, the primitive Aryans, we believe firmly in the personality and intelligence of more than one phenomenon-producing Force in nature.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. I'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 425.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>For a myth, in Greek mythos, means oral tradition, passed from mouth to mouth from one generation to the other; and even in the modern etymology the term stands for a fabulous statement conveying some important truth; a tale of some extraordinary personage whose biography has become overgrown, owing to the veneration of successive generations, with rich popular fancy, but which is no wholesale fable. Like our ancestors, the primitive Aryans, we believe firmly in the personality and intelligence of more than one phenomenon-producing Force in nature.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. I'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 425.</ref></blockquote>

	Blavatsky also comments on Greek mythology's greater archetypal meanings for humanity. In regards to the story of [[Prometheus]], Blavatsky extends the condition of Prometheus to the whole experience of collective humanity. She writes:		Blavatsky also comments on Greek mythology's greater archetypal meanings for humanity. In regards to the story of [[Prometheus]], Blavatsky extends the condition of Prometheus to the whole experience of collective humanity. She uses Prometheus as a metaphor for the virtues of man, which include the intellect and ambition. She writes:

	<blockquote>The Titan is more than a thief of the celestial fire. He is a representation of humanity-active, industrious, intelligent, but at the same time ambitious, which aims at equalling divine powers.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. The Secret Doctrine Vol. II (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 525.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The Titan is more than a thief of the celestial fire. He is a representation of humanity-active, industrious, intelligent, but at the same time ambitious, which aims at equalling divine powers.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. The Secret Doctrine Vol. II (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 525.</ref></blockquote>

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	<blockquote>For a myth, in Greek mythos, means oral tradition, passed from mouth to mouth from one generation to the other; and even in the modern etymology the term stands for a fabulous statement conveying some important truth; a tale of some extraordinary personage whose biography has become overgrown, owing to the veneration of successive generations, with rich popular fancy, but which is no wholesale fable. Like our ancestors, the primitive Aryans, we believe firmly in the personality and intelligence of more than one phenomenon-producing Force in nature.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. I'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 425.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>For a myth, in Greek mythos, means oral tradition, passed from mouth to mouth from one generation to the other; and even in the modern etymology the term stands for a fabulous statement conveying some important truth; a tale of some extraordinary personage whose biography has become overgrown, owing to the veneration of successive generations, with rich popular fancy, but which is no wholesale fable. Like our ancestors, the primitive Aryans, we believe firmly in the personality and intelligence of more than one phenomenon-producing Force in nature.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. ''The Secret Doctrine Vol. I'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 425.</ref></blockquote>

	Blavatsky also comments on ~~the deeper meaning of the ancient~~ Greek ~~myths, and their~~ greater archetypal meanings for humanity. In regards to the story of [[Prometheus]], Blavatsky extends the condition of Prometheus to the whole experience of collective humanity. She writes:		Blavatsky also comments on Greek mythology's greater archetypal meanings for humanity. In regards to the story of [[Prometheus]], Blavatsky extends the condition of Prometheus to the whole experience of collective humanity. She writes:

	<blockquote>The Titan is more than a thief of the celestial fire. He is a representation of humanity-active, industrious, intelligent, but at the same time ambitious, which aims at equalling divine powers.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. The Secret Doctrine Vol. II (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 525.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The Titan is more than a thief of the celestial fire. He is a representation of humanity-active, industrious, intelligent, but at the same time ambitious, which aims at equalling divine powers.<ref>Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna. The Secret Doctrine Vol. II (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 525.</ref></blockquote>

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	* '''Persephone''': The goddess-daughter of Demeter, who also served as the queen of the underworld (Roman Name is Proserpina)		* '''Persephone''': The goddess-daughter of Demeter, who also served as the queen of the underworld (Roman Name is Proserpina)

	There are various other deities, which include the Titans (Cronus, [[Prometheus]], and Epimetheus) and demi-gods (Pan, Orion, and Minos). The heros of Greek myth and legend are also quite known, ~~with~~ Heracles, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus, and Achilles.		There are various other deities, which include the Titans (Cronus, [[Prometheus]], and Epimetheus) and demi-gods (Pan, Orion, and Minos). The heros of Greek myth and legend are also quite known, as Heracles, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus, and Achilles have remained highly popular myths.

	==H. P. Blavatsky and Greek Myths==		==H. P. Blavatsky and Greek Myths==