CLA204H1 Chapter : Greek Geography, History, Bronze & Dark Ages, Zeus, Gaea, Titans
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Myths reflect the society that produces them. In turn, they determine the nature of that society. + cannot be separated from the physical, social, and spirited worlds in which a people live or from a people"s history. + aegean sea between the balkan peninsula and asia minor. + greeks lived near the sea and took its fish for diet. + sea was the avenue of communication with the world beyond the mountains that enclosed the isolated greek communities. Cyclades ( circle islands ), placed in a rough circle around the tiny central island of delos, scared to apollo and artemis. + sporades ( scattered islands ) extend along coast of ionia, western coast of asia minor. Paucity of cultivable land and natural resources led greeks to trade with other nations. + mastery of sea allowed them to transport goods to and from foreign lands. + later on, established colonies across the sea-spirit.
