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title: "Things You Didn't Know About Greek Mythology"  
description: "Greek mythology is an assortment of unbelievable historical stories. Some stories are beyond our comprehension, while other stories are relevant in our society"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-12  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1545/things-you-didn-t-know-about-greek-mythology  
category: "history"  
tags: ["Greek mythology", "Greece", "ancient Greeks", "Greek gods", "history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Things You Didn't Know About Greek Mythology

![Things You Didn t Know About Greek Mythology](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/58703782-fb53-4614-b6f0-627c9d9e6446/images/c05a047d-7dd7-4efc-9aaf-67764fdaa4f0.jpeg) ![Things You Didn t Know About Greek Mythology](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/58703782-fb53-4614-b6f0-627c9d9e6446/images/3e38ab91-0a2f-4731-9eef-d5c67a59a6ae.jpeg) Present-day Athens is Named after the Greek Goddess Athena ![Things You Didn t Know About Greek Mythology](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/58703782-fb53-4614-b6f0-627c9d9e6446/images/bb7b0f19-6ced-4097-9fa7-abe3722f2e6d.jpeg) Aphrodisiacs are Related to the Greek Goddess Aphrodite ![Things You Didn t Know About Greek Mythology](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/58703782-fb53-4614-b6f0-627c9d9e6446/images/df2b983f-bf0e-4cbb-8d09-9432dc32308f.jpeg) Atlas was the leader of the Titans in their war against the Olympian gods to determine who would control the heavens. ![Things You Didn t Know About Greek Mythology](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/58703782-fb53-4614-b6f0-627c9d9e6446/images/d4031cea-2103-4f71-94e7-28f2e67988a7.jpeg) Hestia was a virgin goddess who vowed to serve Mount Olympus. Zeus granted her eternal virginity for her service of Mount Olympus. ![Things You Didn t Know About Greek Mythology](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/58703782-fb53-4614-b6f0-627c9d9e6446/images/ff430efe-2700-45cf-9d74-02f5a3e6f0e3.jpeg) The Olympic torch is symbolic of the importance of the fire of Hestia. ![Things You Didn t Know About Greek Mythology](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/58703782-fb53-4614-b6f0-627c9d9e6446/images/4f7fe231-7759-49b2-a8f9-f7014d241dcb.jpeg) Asclepius is the Greek god of healing and medicine. He is seen holding the Rod of Asclepius, which is a rod entwined with a serpent snake. ![Things You Didn t Know About Greek Mythology](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/58703782-fb53-4614-b6f0-627c9d9e6446/images/69ebb029-c454-4cff-8bdf-23fa22bffd3f.jpeg) Nike actually stems from the Greek goddess of victory, Nike.

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