Gods and Heroes The ancient Greeks knew little of any real people except those who lived in the countries to the immediate east and south of their country. Their imagination filled the rest of the land with mystical and supernatural beings. The ancient Greeks believed the earth to be a flat circular disk., with their country being in the middle of it. The disk was divided into two equal parts by the Sea(the Mediterranean). …showed first 75 words of 766 total…

…showed last 75 words of 766 total…wine. The Muses were daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. They presided over songs and prompted the memory. There were nine of them each assigned rule over some department of literature, art or science. The Graces were goddesses ruling over the banquet, the dance and all social enjoyments. There were three of them. The Furies were three goddesses who punished those who committed crimes. Momus was the god of laughter. Plutus was the god of wealth.