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What is mythology?;What is the significance of learning  Greek mythology? 1) Greek mythology reflects the Greeks’  a.deification of natural forces b.idealization of human powers c.perception, interpretation and  personification of the universe d.rich and colorful treasure of oral  literary creation in the primitive society ; 2) It provides lifelike materials for us to  understand early human civilizations  a.mode of production—farming b.social structure—matriarchal c.family structure—communal marriage3) As subjects for artistic creation in--  painting, sculpture, music, literature;Oedipus and the Sphinx French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a superb draftsman who created numerous depictions of historical and mythological figures. Shown here is his Oedipus and the Sphinx (1808), ;;;;;;;What are the three principal types of  figures involved in Greek mythology? 1) Gods a.The creation of Gods b.Cronus and Rhea c.Zeus and the Olympian Gods d.The Offspring of Zeus e.Disruptive Deities 2) Mortals a.The creation of Human Beings b.The Greek People; 3) Heroes a.Jason and the Golden Fleece b.Heroes of the Trojan War c.Heracles  d.Oedipus; What are the Greek gods in nature? a.symbols of human desire to show  authority b.symbols of human desire to punish  anyone against authority c.symbols of human such emotions as  jealousy, love, and grief d.idealized human forms ;After?wounding?his?father and taking away his power, Cronus became ruler of the universe. But Cronus, in turn, feared that his own son would supplant him. When his sister and wife Rhea gave birth to offspring—Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon—Cronus swallowed them. Only the youngest, Zeus, escaped this fate, because Rhea tricked Cronus. She gave him a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes to swallow in place of their baby son, Zeus. ;Zeus in Greek mythology was rul