Do you think there is much to be learned from Greek Mythology?

Do you think there is much to be learned from Greek Mythology?
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answer:Greek Mythology seems to be more about the dangers of pride, avarice, greed, self-love, etc. By assigning human weaknesses to the gods, the Greeks provided lessons for people to discuss and from which to learn. For a modern day Western thinker, the mythology became the foundation of much of our literature.
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