Collection 6: "The Role of Myths in Ancient Greece" by Simone Payment

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  1. classical
    of the most highly developed stage of an early civilization
    What we call classical Greece (from the sixth to the fourth centuries BC) gave future civilizations more than just stories.
  2. revolutionary
    markedly new or introducing radical change
    Great Greek thinkers made revolutionary discoveries in astronomy, biology, and medicine.
  3. inland
    situated away from an area's coast or border
    There were dense forests and steep, rocky cliffs along the coast. Inland, there were snow-covered mountains.
  4. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
    City-states were often separated by forests or mountains and were far apart, and the dialects spoken in each city-state varied.
  5. immortal
    not subject to death
    They believed that the immortal gods and goddesses had a great deal of power.
  6. monumental
    of outstanding significance
    Myths were more than just accounts of exciting occurrences. They also told stories about such monumental events as the creation of human beings.
  7. bard
    a lyric poet
    Men called bards (poets or story-tellers) would memorize the stories and then travel around the countryside, telling these tales.
  8. isolate
    place or set apart
    During the time when each city-state was isolated from the others, stories varied.
  9. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
    The Odyssey tells the many adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus.
  10. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
    Many Greek sculptures still exist today in museums. We can even see some floor mosaics in their original locations. Hopefully, these relics will be preserved for years to come.
Created on Mon Jun 15 09:34:07 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Jun 18 08:15:56 EDT 2020)

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