Recent discoveries in the Aegean Sea prove that at least some of them contain real ingredients. They are all memories of real history, although these memories are very confusing. Greek fairy tales are the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient Greeks, their thinking and understanding of the human spirit, and belong to the earliest literary form in Europe. Scattered ancient Greek myths and legends spread to later generations, and were sorted into a large number of ancient Greek myths and legends, which were divided into two parts: stories of gods and legends of heroes.
Greek myths and legends represent the early growth of ancient Greek civilization, which is constantly promoted by oriental immigrants who settled in Greece. These immigrants from the East also brought the art and culture of different countries in the East. Therefore, the legend confirms that klopp came from Egypt, accompanied by the art, knowledge and sacrificial wisdom of the Nile Valley. He was described as the builder of Ceropia, which later became the castle of the famous city Athens. Cadmus from Phoenicia brought the alphabet and founded Thebes.
The core of all these myths and legends may be that the Greeks in Europe accepted the elements of oriental culture. Undoubtedly, from those letters, they not only obtained the signs and facts of philosophy and science, but also gained unparalleled artistic value and inspiration.
The Greeks believed that their ancestors were a heroic race with gods or demigods. Therefore, every tribe, region, city and even village retains the legend of heroes, which makes heroic feats remembered in hymns and stories.
Heracles is the greatest Greek national hero. In myths and legends, he completed 12 superman feats that were considered impossible, and finally became an immortal god in the burning firewood. Hercules was originally the sun god. He fell from the sky and eventually became the embodiment of noble moral qualities such as hero, patience and self-sacrifice.
Many Greek myths revolve around Crete. All these are related to Minos, the great ruler of Minos. He is a legislator with divine wisdom, the founder of the first maritime power in the Aegean Sea and the oppressor of pirates in the sea area.
This legend preserves the memory of the kingdom of Crete, which was a powerful country at the beginning of 2000 BC. In some respects, it is not inferior to the Aegean civilization and Babylonian civilization of ancient Egypt at the same time. The center of her early civilization was Knossos. A huge palace site, with many rooms and other amazing relics of civilization, has been unearthed here, which flourished before the recorded Greek history 1000 years.
In addition to the efforts and feats of individual heroes, Greek mythology also tells the glorious cause of many heroic groups, which is particularly unforgettable. Argo's heroic expedition and the siege of Troy are these two great innovations.
In Greek mythology, Argo's heroic story has many different versions. Prince Jason of Thessaly has 50 heroic companions, including Hercules, theseus and orpheus-the last one is a musician with superhuman skills. The music he played with the seven-stringed harp touched the surrounding trees and stones. They took a 50-paddle sailboat named Argo (hence these heroes are called Argo heroes) and searched for golden fleece nailed to a tree in a small orchard and guarded by a dragon on the east coast of Yaukhin. The expedition was a success. After many wonderful adventures, the heroes won with sacred things.
The original form of this story should be an oriental natural myth, but in the form given by Greek storytellers, after stripping off many poetic decorations, it may be regarded as a symbol of the exploration and adventure of prehistoric Greeks or their ancestors in the northern Aegean Sea and the Yaksin Sea.
Trojan War (legend has it that it was before1194-1184)
The Trojan War is a historical event, with many stories and poems, full of eternal interest and charm.
Ilios, or Troy, is a city-state with strong walls on Asia Minor Peninsula, located in the south of the rising Greeks. According to legend, Paris, son of Priam, king of Troy, went to Sparta to pay tribute to Menelaus, and then returned to Troy with his wife Helen, who is famous for her appearance.
All the Greek heroes took up arms and wanted revenge. An army of 65,438+10,000 soldiers quickly assembled. Agamemnon, Menelaus's brother, was the king of Mycenae, with wide roads and rich gold, and was elected as the leader of the expeditionary force. Under his command, Achilles with Thessaly's brave lion heart, Odysseus with Ithaca's clever cunning, Nestor with wisdom and age, and even braver Greek heroes. 1200 The galleons carrying different tribes gathered together, set out from Orlis, crossed the Aegean Sea, and reached the coast of Troy. The Greeks and their allies surrounded Priam for ten years. Troy was finally conquered by the resourceful and cunning Odysseus, and then looted and razed to the ground.
There may be a core fact in this most complicated and interesting Greek legend. We may think that it is a vague memory of the conflict between the Greeks and the aborigines of Asia Minor in prehistoric times, which stems from the fact that the former deliberately stood on the coast. In prehistoric times, there was a city in Troas, which was an important stronghold of a rich and powerful aristocratic nation. Archaeological excavations by Dr. Sheriman and others confirmed this.
After the fall of Troy, Greek leaders and nobles returned home in succession. According to myths and legends, the gods withdrew the protection of the heroes they still loved because they destroyed all the temples and altars in Troy. Therefore, many of them are forced to drift on the boundless ocean or land. Homer's Odyssey describes the sufferings of Odysseus. Driven by God, he crossed a strange ocean and embarked on a long journey.
According to legend, sometimes, people will usurp the dominance of nobles while they are away. Therefore, in Escape from Teheran, Egers Toth wins the impure love of Agamemnon's wife, Queen Clytaemestra. After Agamemnon returned from his expedition, the evil couple planned to murder him. Legends circulated among later Greeks indicated that Mycenae was the burial place of Agamemnon and his murdered companions.
These civilizations disappeared long before credible Greek history began, leaving only vague memories. They have become myths and legends quoted by historians, scripts written by tragic poets, carved on marble by sculptors and painted on porches and temple walls by painters. All these constitute an extremely important part of the education of every Greek.