Greek Storytelling
Greek Storytelling
Back in Ancient Greece, Mycenaeans were invaded and the Dorians moved into their territory. During the the rule of the Dorians, much of ancient Greece's culture was lost. For example, the art of Greek writing was lost for 400 years. However, Greek stories were not completely lost. During the "Greek Dark Ages" lived a story teller named Homer. He wandered all over Greece and told many people all about ancient stories, orally. For example, Homer would tell two stories. One about Mycenaean conquests (the Iliad), and one about Odysseus and his attempt to return home after war, but Poseidon continually stopped him and tried to tempt him with bad things throughout his journey. Some Greek stories were also created due to battles in Greece such as the Trojan War. There were stories created during the war which contained gods and goddesses. For example, during the war, Aphrodite was said to make Helen fall in love with Paris when she was married and she moved back to Troy, angering the Mycenaean king whom she was married to and sparking the war. Another story during the war was when Paris judged Aphrodite as "the fairest" goddess. Finally, the last example of a story during the Trojan war is when Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera were given the "apple of discord."
Stories created much of Greek culture and helped us to know more about what they believed in today.
Back in Ancient Greece, Mycenaeans were invaded and the Dorians moved into their territory. During the the rule of the Dorians, much of ancient Greece's culture was lost. For example, the art of Greek writing was lost for 400 years. However, Greek stories were not completely lost. During the "Greek Dark Ages" lived a story teller named Homer. He wandered all over Greece and told many people all about ancient stories, orally. For example, Homer would tell two stories. One about Mycenaean conquests (the Iliad), and one about Odysseus and his attempt to return home after war, but Poseidon continually stopped him and tried to tempt him with bad things throughout his journey. Some Greek stories were also created due to battles in Greece such as the Trojan War. There were stories created during the war which contained gods and goddesses. For example, during the war, Aphrodite was said to make Helen fall in love with Paris when she was married and she moved back to Troy, angering the Mycenaean king whom she was married to and sparking the war. Another story during the war was when Paris judged Aphrodite as "the fairest" goddess. Finally, the last example of a story during the Trojan war is when Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera were given the "apple of discord."
Stories created much of Greek culture and helped us to know more about what they believed in today.
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