The Presocratic philosophy is a philosophy of nature. The Presocratics combined Greek mythology with rational thinking and sought all the forces which compose nature. Greek mythology inspired the Presocratic thinking. The Presocratics unfold the hidden meaning of traditional Greek thought and construct an new theoretical framework which explains cosmos and natural phenomena. Their mythical sources were mainly

• Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey

• Hesiod’ Theogony

• Orphic Cosmogonies