The differences between Greek myths and Chinese myths
There are many differences between Greek myths and
Chinese myths .The most essential difference between Greek mythology and Chinese mythology is X. The deities in china have
godship,while
what
Greek
gods
own
is
humanity,i.e.Chinese gods are more rational ,but Greek gods are emotional.
That means Greek gods are just like human and they have lust for everything.They would love,get married and have children while Chinese gods wouldn't,they are forbidden to have desires.For example,the most powerful god Zeus,he got marrier to his sister Hera.But he had many love affairs with other women outside like Leto and Themis and so on.Take a look at those gods in China,you will find no gods have spouse besides the emperor.
It is for the reason that Greek gods are similar to human beings in size and mentality so they could have their emotions;they could be pissed off easily and serve the devil.Take Hera for example,there was a very beautiful girl named Antigonae who had amazing curly hair.With such beautiful hair,she thought that she might match Hera in beauty.Hera was so furious with her that she turned her hair into
poisonous snakes in order to revenge her.If the above story was applied to Chinese gods,they would still mild and calm,and they would never do something harmful to human beings because they are the symbol of justice.
From the comparison,I think that the traditional spirit of westerners does not depend on the personal morality of the ruler but on the system, because the supreme god are just like ordinary people.And the Chinese people rely on the ruler's noble values and morality,
think just the invincible the traditional spirit of westerners is not dependent on the ruler of personal morality, because the supreme god and general like people, so they rely on the system, and that the Chinese people are dependent on the ruler's noble values and morality, just think just the invincible invincible, and only the great man great man to rule the world. This leads to the dividing line between the Chinese and western political culture. That of western prefer the restriction of the system, China is the recognition of the autocratic form. This is the source of the modern western democratic civilization, and China's
monarchy monarchy in a 2000 DuoNian, passed through a splendid and not far behind, until the modern advanced western political shelling had a rude awakening S a rude awakening
西方人的传统精神是不依赖统治者的个人道德，因为最高神都
和一般人一样，所以他们依靠制度，而中国人则依赖统治者个人高尚的情操和道德，认为仁者无敌，也只有伟人才能统治天下。这就形成了中西方政治文化的分野。即西方更倾向制度的制约，中国就形成专制的认同。这就是近代西方民主文明的来源，而中国君主专制在历经2000多年，走过辉煌和没落后，直至近代西方先进政治的炮轰才如梦初醒。
希腊神话与中国神话最本质的区别在“性”。中国的神祗具有的是神性；希腊的神祗具有的是人性。中国的更理性；希腊的更感性。希腊的神是人；中国的神是神。希腊的神会犯错误；中国的神不会犯错误。希腊的神有七情六欲，宙斯常常背着赫拉与其他女性相会，并有一大堆的私生子女；中国的神没有情欲，（应与道家的教义有关）不结婚，更不会生子。 希腊的神争风吃醋、挑拨离间、搬弄是非，等等，大凡人所能干的坏事，神也能干；中国的神是正义的化身，一旦有心做坏事或做了便是魔，已经入魔道，所以神仍是正义的
中西方神话异同的影响
（一）神的来源差异造成政治文化的差异
然而，它们内部不同的思维差异直接导致在公元前十世纪人类从神话时代转向哲学时代的重大差异，中西文化从此分道扬镳。这个神话的思维差异就是古希腊神话是人神同构，而中国神话是人神同一。我们可以从古希腊戏剧中看到，古希腊神话中的神和人一样，有着喜怒哀乐，有悲欢离合，有人的七情六欲。比如宙斯，他是克洛诺斯之子,万神之王,主管天空.希腊神话中的至高神，掌握雷电，所以又被称为雷神。在母亲蕾亚的支持下，杀了父亲克洛诺斯，成为了第三代神王。性格极为好色，常背着妻子赫拉与其他女神和凡人私通，私生子无数。但他们不是现实的人死后“得道”而成的，他们是虚构的；在中国神话，神便是“得道”的人，死后的伟大的君王就成了神，比如三皇五帝，他们死后都成了天神，但是他们不是一般的人，与一般人的七情六欲不同，他们具有高尚的情操和强大的意志力，故他们是人神同一的神。
