Why Is Greek Mythology Important

This is Greek to me: Greek mythology in English Classes

Prometheus was often known in mythology for favoring humans, in fact he was credited for bringing fire to the world as a gift. Greek mythology was often used to explain a natural phenomenon or occurrence. It plays a role in our language, our movies and books, and in the way we act. Greek Mythology is one of the most important lessons to teach because it continues to influence our daily lives. High school English teachers should teach Greek Mythology because it helps teach etymology, recognize allusions in literature, and reinforce ethics and morals.
Greek mythology is an entertaining way of teaching etymology. Although unnoticed, many of the words we use on a daily basis were based off of someone or something in Greek mythology. For example, the word cereal comes from Ceres, the goddess
However, it is better to introduce them to us now than to be introduced to them with our parents in an awkward conversation about the birds and the bees, or not at all. The stories were made simply for entertainment purposes and. As high school students we should already be somewhat mature enough to handle the content in the stories. It informs us of the many possibilities out in the world that perhaps we are not too familiar with but the stories do give us a general idea of the many possibilities. All things considered, Greek mythology is an essential topic to teach high school students because it teaches ethics and morals, etymology, and reading comprehension. Imagine what our world would be like without Greek mythology. If Greek mythology was not a topic of discussion in school we would not understand certain word origins or ethics. We probably would not even have some of the vocabulary that we have in the english language today. We also would not understand the basic things around us such as brand names and