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	{{Template}}'''Greek mythology''' is the [[corpus|body of stories]] belonging to the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] concerning their [[Polytheism|gods]] and [[hero]]es, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own [[Cult (religious practice)|cult]] and [[ritual]] practices. Modern scholars refer to the [[myth]]s and study them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and on the Ancient Greek civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.		{{Template}}'''Greek mythology''' is the [[corpus|body of stories]] belonging to the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] concerning their [[Polytheism|gods]] and [[hero]]es, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own [[Cult (religious practice)|cult]] and [[ritual]] practices. Modern scholars refer to the [[myth]]s and study them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and on the Ancient Greek civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.
	The Greek gods, unlike the gods and goddesses of many other cultures and certainly unlike the gods of contemporary monotheistic faiths, are very similar to [[human being]]s. They fight, they lie, they make war, have adulterous relationships and experience the entire gamut of human emotions. The Greek deities were not especially [[moral]] beings - a far cry from the moral perfection ascribed to the Christian god.		The Greek gods, unlike the gods and goddesses of many other cultures and certainly unlike the gods of contemporary monotheistic faiths, are very similar to [[human being]]s. They fight, they lie, they make war, have adulterous relationships and experience the entire gamut of human emotions. The Greek deities were not especially [[moral]] beings - a far cry from the moral perfection ascribed to the Christian god.
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Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars refer to the myths and study them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and on the Ancient Greek civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself.

The Greek gods, unlike the gods and goddesses of many other cultures and certainly unlike the gods of contemporary monotheistic faiths, are very similar to human beings. They fight, they lie, they make war, have adulterous relationships and experience the entire gamut of human emotions. The Greek deities were not especially moral beings - a far cry from the moral perfection ascribed to the Christian god.