Mythology

Why do you suppose the Greeks thought that most of their world was created by birth? (Note the different kinds of births.) In what way is creation by birth "true to life"?

Why do you suppose the Greeks thought that most of their world was created by birth? In what way is creation by birth "true to life"?

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Birth was creation. That is how the ancient Greeks understood and processed new life. It stands to reason they the birth motif would be extended to their Gods and the metaphysical.

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