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Greek Mythology
Review "Greek Mythology".
Apollo god of music, Athenian red-figure lylix C%th B.C., Archaeological Museum of Delphi
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"Perhaps the most striking aspect of Greek mythology is the sheer
size of the pantheon. Unlike the relatively simple ones of Sumer and
Egypt, in Greece there are hundreds of deities. Many of these are
clearly cognate to others in the simpler cultures, where there is only
one. For example, the Sumerian Inanna is cognate to a bevy of Greek
goddesses including Hera, Aphrodite, Cytherea and many others." ~ from Why Men Made God, page 151.
For an extensive overview of the Greek Gods and Goddesses, including the Olympian Gods, the Titans, Daemones, Nymphs and Heroes (and lots of pictures), visit this Olympian Gods website.
Heinrich Schliemann, 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and a pioneer in the field of archaeology. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer. Schliemann was an archaeological excavator of Hissarlik, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. His work lent weight to the idea that Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid reflect historical events. ~ Read the rest of the Wikipedia article.
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