Lab 3-2 Mythologyx

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Mythology Around the World

Mythology Origins   

Once believed to be true Have existed for thousands of years Helped explain  World’s

mysteries  Human nature

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Olympian 

12 gods and goddesses  Related

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to each other

Ruled world from Greece’s Mount Olympus Romans adopted with new names Zeus is most powerful; married to Hera Aphrodite is goddess of love and beauty

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Egyptian • God of the Sun

Ra Nut Osiris Melanie Hurley

• Ordered the world • God of the underworld

Aztec • God of the Huitzilopochtli sun Coatlicue

• Goddess of the Earth

• God of Quetzalcoati learning Melanie Hurley