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Greek Myths History Originated during the mid-to late Bronze Age (about 1600-1100 B.C.); Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey (8th-6th century B.C.) the first literary work devoted to Greek mythology. Strongly influenced by the older traditions of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) Transmitted orally, extremely fluid and open to spontaneous change at every retelling; in several different, even contradictory, versions Used as the principal subject matter for literature with the exception of maybe the Dark Ages What is it? A set of diverse traditional tales told by the ancient Greeks about the ex