Values in Ancient Greece

   What values were most important to early Greeks and why were they considered important?
      In early Greek culture there were 8 main values:
Athleticism
Hospitality
Justice
Teamwork
Ingenuity
Respect
Loyalty
Intuition
      When reading the Odyssey the most frequently appearing value was Ingenuity, it came up a lot through all the excerpts because a lot of plotting was done by the main characters. Yet Intuition was one that came up the least, it was only prevalent in the story of Odysseus and Circe. These values were important because they were what encompassed a good human, a lot like the IB learner profile we have now. A person who displayed all of these traits would be praised about becoming all you can become. They were also important because they became the foundation of Greek society, so that there was a goal for each person. This goal was each one of these values.

   In what ways are early Greeks values found in modern society?

      Everyday in society there are things, that as a person you are expected to be, depending of you ethnic background and beliefs and where you live, these things or expectations are different. Some the Greek values though, can be seen in everyday life. One big one is Athleticism, we see it everyday around us whether it's in ads, or maybe a game on T.V or even in school. The Olympics, a series of sports games that started with the Greeks, even still continue on today. Being athletic is just as important today as it was for the Ancient Greek during their time. Other traits such as teamwork, respect and ingenuity, these are all values you can find in learning facilities. The reason for this is that these values often can be a part of a good student. Other values such as hospitality, justice and loyalty, these are traits that really are part of our mind set. Most people are raised learning most of these, and maybe that is how the Greek culture influenced todays modern world. The reason is that since I was little, things such as justice is right, be a hospitable host, or loyalty to your friends is important have been taught to me through medias such as television, books or even my family. These values surround us through everyday life, just as Ancient Greeks had stories from epics such as Odysseus and Circe, we have fairytales such Beauty and the Beast, which teaches us a Greek value, to be hospitable. The values have seeped into our everyday life, so that we also believe that a majority of these values should be goals to reach.