Myths Blog 16

1. Olympic Games: Ther eis snot much to say about this, except that the Olympic games are still a worldwide tradition.

2. Daedalus: Daedalus was a personification of the importance and danger of having sharp wit and that even if you are gifted you should not try to be more than what you can be, or let your ego grow too high. The evils of jealousy are also a theme.

3. Castor And Pollux: They are heroes and thus they are shown to be aof valor and with greta heavenly connections. In other words, they were so praised the were linked to the divine and so it was not a strech tthat they became constellations. Each had individual merits, Castor with horses, important for travel war and agriculture back then, and Pollux with boxing, and in those times fighting was a necessity.