Ancient Greek mythology is the spiritual product of primitive clan society, which was created by the ancient Greeks collectively and was the earliest literary form in the western world, which was produced before the 8th century BC. It formed a basic scale on the basis of long-term oral communication by primitive Greeks, and was fully reflected in the works of Homer, hesiod and others. Its geographical location starts from the Greek Peninsula in the west, the Asia Minor Peninsula in the east and the vast Aegean region of Crete in the south. Greek mythology is a huge and complicated system, with many branches and stories, which are not completely consistent. However, it has obvious family color, contains blood ties, and has a basic context, which can be roughly divided into two parts: the story of God and the legend of heroes.
The gods in Greek mythology, like people, have lust, good and evil, scheming and blood relationship, all of which are personalized images. For example, Zeus, the heavenly father, often chases and seduces mortal women, while Hera, his wife, persecutes her rival in love like a jealous woman. But the difference between God and man is also obvious: they are immortal, can be deformed at will, have their own special skills and great power, and their likes and dislikes play a decisive role in the life and death of human beings in the lower world. Among them, the most prominent gods are the twelve main gods who live on Mount Olympus.
The heroes in the legend of heroes are all descendants of gods and demigods, with extraordinary talent and perseverance. Legends of heroes have formed many systems centering on different families, mainly including the legends of Heraclitus, theseus and Jason.
Greek mythology is gradually formed in a long historical period, and the character, responsibility and story of God have developed and changed. It can be said that ancient Greek mythology is the source of the whole western literature, and almost all writers of later generations have drawn nutrients from ancient mythology.