Myths on GreekMythology.com including Creatures, Elements, Figures, Gigantes, Heroes, Monsters, Mortals, Movies, Norse, Places, Planets, Roman etc. Greek mythology. Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. Greek Myths are stories that ancient Greeks were telling about their gods, goddesses and magical beings.
Greek mythology, body of stories concerning the gods, heroes, and rituals of the ancient Greeks.
These stories concern the origin and the nature of the world , the lives and activities of deities , heroes , and mythological creatures , and the origins and significance of the ancient Greeks' own cult and ritual practices. That the myths contained a considerable element of fiction was recognized by the more critical Greeks, such as the philosopher Plato in the 5th–4th century bce.