The-Influence-of-Greek-Mythology-to-Western-Cultur

TheInfluenceofGreekMythologytoWesternCultureGreekmythologyconsistsoftwoparts.Onepartisaboutthegods’stories.Suchaswherethegodscomefrom,thegods’dailyactivitiesandtheoriginofhumanbeings.Everythingintheworldcanbefoundwithabeautifulstory.Anotherpartisabouttheheroes’stories.Forexample,Prometheusteacheshumanstospin,built,sailandtreatanillness.Greekmythology’scontentisrichenough,whichofferstheGreekastronomersandartistmanygoodmaterialsandheavilyinfluencesthelaterwesternlitetatureandart.TheGreekmythologyhaslong-termeffectsinthehistoryofEuropeanliterature.BeginningfromtheRenaissance,ithasattractedwideattentionandstronginterest.Someofthepoets’andwriters’worksarebasedonthestoriesinGreekmythology.Suchasshakespear’stragedyTroilusandCressidaandlongpoemsVenusandAdonis.MiltonIan’sComasisnotlong,butitmentionedmorethan30Greekcharactersandstories.BritishandAmericanromanticpoetsinthe19thcenturygivehighpraisetoGreekmythology.Indomitablewillpower,superhumanstrengthandperseveringfightingagainstthenatureoftheancientsinGreekmythologyallinspiretheromanticpoetsandmotivatethemreverie.Theromanticpoetrygivetheoldmythsanewlife.Longfellow,ShelleyandByrongeneratesomeworkstoeulogizePrometheuswhostealsfireforhunmanbeings.PrometheuswasdescribedtoamanwhorepresentsthespiritofperseveranceandstrengthbyByron.