The origin of geek myths

[baby_tiger]

what is the origin of greek myths?

[inferno]

Greece?

[Quizmonster]

Religion, basically, is the major source of Greek mythology - as it is of virtually all other mythologies. Click http://www.loggia.com/myth/content.html for a good website on the topic. Once there, click on the various headings, such as 'Gods & Goddesses', for further information.

[woofgang]

I liked the typo in the title better

[bernardo]

They were invented by a vast secret international network of sinister sadistic alien schoolteachers who have come to Earth to cause maximum misery to successive generations of innocent children. The ringleader and originator of this evil threat was the supreme alien demon who came here 400 years ago, adopted the name of "William Shakespeare", and forcefed millions of innocent minds with extremely tedious and boring so-called plays.

[Gef]

Damn - my secret is out :-)

[inferno]

Bernardo - you are confusing the Greeks with the Romans

[sylvia]

My theory is that the origin of Greek myths and many ancient myths is in the human body itself. We have a capacity to make up stories to fit with our psyches. For example the story of Oedipus fits in with how little boys want sometimes to destroy their daddies so that they can fully possess their mothers, they need not to succeed so that they go on to fall in love with someone who reminds them of mother, however unconsciously, so that the human race continues.