From Savagery to Civilization

Whay Have the Stories of Classical Mythology Endured for 2500 Years? The ancient Greeks, bedeviled by nearly unbearable adversities, struggled throughout the Bronze Age to define their cultural identity. In the end they prevailed. They emerged from savage tribalism to become the world's first democracy and one of its greatest civilizations. To help scale those heights, the Greeks created an elaborate mythology. They filled it with anthropomorphic gods and mind-bending tales of suffering and