16+ Greek Mythology Ancient Greece Symbols And Meanings Background. The labrys was formerly a symbol of greek fascism. Greek mythology, as in other ancient cultures, was used as a means to explain the environment in which humankind lived, the natural myths were also intricately connected to religion in the greek world and explained the origin and lives of the gods, where humanity had come from and where it was.
After the speaker declares that he has received the blessings of the muses and thanks them for giving him inspiration, he explains that chaos arose spontaneously.
In ancient greek pantheon of gods and goddesses, dionysus was the god people called upon when they wanted to kick up their feet and just chill. The labrys also appears in african religious symbolism and mythology (see shango). In greek mythology the owl was sacred to athena, the goddess of wisdom. She was the symbol of the house, around which a new born child was carried before it was received into the family.
