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1. ANCIENT INDIAN MYTHOLOGY &
SCIENTIFIC RELEVANCE
ANCIENT INDIAN MYTHOLOGY &
SCIENTIFIC RELEVANCE
KUNAL YADAV , IX-B ,18
D A V PUBLIC SCHOOL , DWARKA

2. INTRODUCTION TO
MYTHOLOGY
HEROES
GODS
MONSTER
OF THE
GREEK
MYTHS

3. MYTHOLOGY
A usually traditional story of events
that serves to unfold part of the
world view of a people or explain a
practice, belief, or natural
phenomenon . Myths often
involve divine, supernatural,
and/or heroic characters.

4. Mythology
OR A collection of fictional
stories involving the actions
of gods, goddesses and
other imaginary characters,
intended to explain the
unexplainable.

5. ClassicalGreekMythology
A collection of stories about a set of
gods, based upon oral tradition, as told
and recorded by the ancient Greeks
Myths served as entertainment, a
sense of national/regional pride, and
religious education

6. Oral Tradition
The practice of passing along
stories, tales, and folklore by word
of mouth
Oral tradition is responsible for
many of the “inconsistencies” of
ancient mythology.

7. Fantasy
Highly imaginative writing that contains
elements not found in real life
Many science fiction and fantasy
books, movies and comic books are
based upon the style and manner of
myths.

8. Legends
• Definition: fictional stories loosely based upon real/historical
people and events.
• Also known as “tall-tales”
• Are rooted in facts, but stories have been changed through the
years…WHY?

9. Fables
• Definition: A brief story, often
containing animal characters
that teaches a lesson or moral
• Fables deal with “useful truth”

10. “The Classicists”
Greek mythology existed for hundreds of
years before these stories were ever recorded
with written words.
The scholars/poets who recorded the myths
are known as “classicists.”
The major classicists of Greek Mythology
include Virgil, Homer, and Ovid.

11. The Importance of Myths
Myths were critical to the ancient Greeks
These stories touched all aspects of Greek life,
including art, music, architecture, military endeavors,
religion, and education.
Greek myths and sunlight are represented by moral
quality. Heroes are set in sunlight, monsters belong to
the darkness.
Myths were critical to the ancient Greeks

12. Categories of Myths
Myths of creation : these explain
the beginning of time, space, and
man
Myths of explanation : these
explain the great questions of the
universe
Myths of morality : these teach
lessons and reinforce cultural
morality

13. WhyStudyMythology?
Greek myths are the foundations for the arts as
we know them, including movies, television,
commercial products, sports, music, and comic
books.
A knowledge of Greek mythology enhances a
person’s ability to understand and appreciate the
world as a whole.

14.  CREATED
BY:KUNALYADAV
 CLASS: IX-B
 ROLL NO:18
THANKS
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