Greek mythology is defined specifically as the narration of mythical stories created by the ancient Greeks and concerning the gods of Olympus and the heroes, the nature of the world and the ritual practices of their worship.<\/p>\n
Modern scholars refer to myths and study them to understand their symbolism, the religious and political institutions of the ancient Greeks and ancient Greek culture in general. The chronologically later Greek myths are included in the field of folklore and do not concern mythology in the narrow sense of the term.<\/p>\n
Greek mythology consists of a rich collection of stories that refer to the origin of the world and narrate the life and adventures of a wide variety of gods, heroes, heroines and other mythological creatures. These stories were originally formed through the oral and poetic tradition, before being disseminated in writing through the works of Greek literature.<\/p>\n
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