“Ancient Greece was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC.”¹ Now their myths have become popular and many stories have been written with their concept. They are full of epic stories filled with gods, goddesses, and heroes.

Greek mythology is quite popular and has had quite an effect on Western culture. “Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on the arts and literature of Western civilization, which inherited much of Greek culture.”² Modern-day people are inspired by Greek mythology, and many modern-day stories and movies have an aspect of it in it.

D’Aularies book of Greek myths, I believe is one of the best books of Greek mythology. Why? It is filled with stories like Hercules and how Zeus became king. And almost all of the stories of Greek mythology. At the ages of 10 and 11, it was an enjoyable book. So it's great for younger generations.

Another famous book based on Greek mythology is Percy Jackson. In the book, there is Percy who is half-blooded, half-human, half god. In many Greek myths, gods would have offspring with humans. Percy Jackson is also a great Greek mythology book for kids and has five books in the series.

The Odyssey is one of Homer's epic poems. It follows Odysseus' journey home. After his battle in Troy, he must follow a dangerous journey and many obstacles. It teaches a Greek custom called xenia. It also came out during the early 7th or late 8th century BC. Which is when writing became more widespread.

Hercules is a children's movie also based on Greek mythology. It's not completely accurate for example Hercules's mother was not Hera (Zeus' wife and goddess of women's marriage and childbirth). It was a human woman, Hera found out making her jealous and hating Hercules.

Either than being related to Greek mythology, what do those stories have in common? They all follow something called the hero's journey. “The hero’s journey is a circular sequence of events underlying almost any story or adventure. It describes the path a protagonist must take after they set out to accomplish some goal.”³