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Introduction
In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say that Greek myths have exerted no small influence upon western culture. Especially those whose mother tongue is English familiar with the contents and stories of Greek mythology have been imperceptibly influenced by what they constantly read, see and hear about since they are very young. Hence allusive idioms from Greek myths have exerted great impact on the English language and literature. It is fairly important to make a full understanding of Greek myths for a foreign student in order to learn the language of English well. To prove this, I may as well, first of all, introduce some information about Greek myths in the next part.

2. Clearing the ground
2. 1 Defination of the term ¡°myth¡±
First of all, I¡¯d like to define the meaning of the word ¡°myth¡±. The word itself comes from the Greek myths which originally meant speech or discourse but which later came to mean fable or legend. In this article the......

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