Welcome to the Greek Mythology Site!

This page is about Greek Mythology. It will give an overview of the major Greek Gods, some of the Greek heroes, important myths, and a special part giving an introduction to the basic Greek language.

Imagine yourself living on an ancient Greek island, before the days of airplanes, cars, television, computers, and the World Wide Web - when civilization was very young, and people lived very close to nature. How would you have explained such mysteries of the earch as weather changes, or where rainbows come from, or how spiders spin webs?

The ancient Greeks invented stories to help explain nature and to free them from their fears of the unknown. When the sun rose in the sky, it meant the sun god was driving his golden chariot through the heavens. When winter turned to spring, it meant a young goddess had returned to earth to live with her mother. When lightning flashed, it meant the god of the skies was hurling his thunderbolts at his enemies.

The stories the ancient Greeks created about their gods and goddesses are called myths. Not only did the myths help explain the mysteries of nature, but they also provided wonderful entertainment. As the myths were passed from generation to generation, different Greek and Roman poets retold them.

Greek culture influenced many others, including ours. Everywhere you turn in modern-day life there are references to the Greek gods and heros. Companies use Greek myths and gods in their logos and names. Names from Greek myths pop up all over the place in the English language. There's really no way to escape their influence. So you might as well learn about them, and this page is here to help you do that.

"My intention is to tell
of bodies changed to different forms;
the gods, who made the changes will help me,
or so I hope,
with a poem that runs from the world's beginnings
to our own days."

--From Ovid's Metamorphoses