Stories are an important part of every culture, so much so that many create whole classes for those that are able to share stories. Their importance lies in the fact that the tell personal and historical stories, those fictional and fictitious, and, most all, those with lessons. The reason that all kinds of stories are told is that some lesson can be taught. One area with the richest history in story telling is the ancient Mediterranean. Many of the religions from the area (i.e. those created in Egypt, Rome Greece and the middle east) used stories to reinforce the morals that the religion and the culture upheld. The religion that emerged out of the Greek and Roman cultures were the most intricate and long lasting.
The two cultures were very similar, for whatever reason that might be, but at the same time were very different intertwined in a competition of "the other". while they may have been able to distinguish themselves with different names for their gods they still had the same stories. They had stories for the gods to
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Every wrong committed by Daedalus that worsened his situation was do so out of the concern for his reputation. Had Daedalus never worried about his nephew surpassing his skill he would have been able to foster another fine inventor. But, instead Daedalus' concern for things outside of his control lead him yet to another death with that of his son. Daedalus was too concerned about his imprisonment that it caused him to be hasty. As Epictetus writes "Accept events as they actually happen. That way peace is possible." If Daedalus had only accepted the situation he was in rather than worry about the connotation of his imprisonment could he have been much happy, possibly saving his son from the death he created for