Greek Mythology: A Concise Guide
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The general consensus is that we created myths to explain our environment to ourselves and to make sense of our experiences, to answer the question about where we came from, who we are and how we can be happy.
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"Bury my body and don't build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died." —Alexander the Great 356-323BCE
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"I can't teach anybody anything; I can only make them think."
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"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it," said Aristotle.