1 a
2 a
3 a
4 d
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6 c
7 d
8 d
9 a
10 c
I believe it was because of the raw violence and just oddity that was seen in the book, back then it was not common to go see a movie that had so much killing, much less read a book where you get chosen and stoned to death. That age was a little more innocent. Hope this helps.
Assuming that you're talking about the myth of Greek Gods, the purpose of the myth is for an Explanation of natural Phenomena. For example if sailors in that era were trapped in a massive storm in the middle of the sea, they will say something like : "we've angered the Poseidon"
The immediate result was that over 650 000 people were given the rights of voting, and numerous city-states were given the status of separate parliamentary boroughs.