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Greek mythology is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on June 25, 2004.

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Date	Process	Result
January 19, 2004	Refreshing brilliant prose	Kept
November 30, 2006	Featured article review	Kept
March 27, 2021	Featured article review	Demoted

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Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2023

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At the beginning where it says "the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient Greeks' own cult and ritual practices." 2600:1700:9580:845F:3D24:F30C:ABE0:76DB (talk) 17:46, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. 73.70.236.52 (talk) 19:04, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Citation 3 "Greek Mythology" leads to "Page not found". Removing the trailing slash from the link fixes it. Compare the original link with the modified one below: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Greek-mythology/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Greek-mythology Classic theory (talk) 09:27, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. – Michael Aurel (talk) 10:20, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Religion not mythology

Who called it mythology? It was their religion, their faith and their Gods the Greeks were praying to. It is wrong and unfair to call it mythology. 49.190.240.166 (talk) 06:16, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The ancient Greek peoples, like many other ancient peoples, had both a set of more or less common religious practices, rituals and beliefs, which we call their "religion" (see Ancient Greek religion) and a set of more or less common myths, stories, folklore, and legends, which we call their "mythology". The latter is what this article is about. While there is some not inconsiderable overlap between the two, they are considered to be distinct. So as regards "their religion" we are not as you assert calling it mythology. Paul August ☎ 12:01, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Non-religious people often refer to Christian/Muslim/Jewish etc mythology in the same manner as Greek mythology, Norse mythology, etc. All religious beliefs/faiths are myths to non-believers or those who believe in other religions. See, for example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_mythology Saccerzd (talk) 20:36, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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