Many years ago, the ancient Greek society believed in many Gods. The Gods would help or punish them. There was a God of the sea, God of love, God of farming, God of parties, and many others. The people of ancient Greece centered their lives around the Greek Gods. One God that affected the ancient Greek military was Ares.
The Ancient Greeks strongly believed in the power of the gods, and this was violating the law of the higher
Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and
1.Zoroastrianism: During the Achaemenid Dynasty of the Persian Empire, the prophet Zarathustra created a belief system that dealt with less deities than there were in other societies. According to Zarathustra, there was only two gods: the good one was Ahura Mazda, while the evil one was Angra Mainyu, who caused all the negative feelings on Earth. Zoroastrianism is still relevant today, because even though it is believed in by less people as it was in the past (due to Alexander the Great 's conquering and abolition of local religions), it shows that there are similarities between monotheistic religions, such as Judaism, and how they share elements also found in Zoroastrianism. (Interaction and Social) 2.Greek rationalism: During the golden age in Ancient Athens, most men were not extremely religious with the gods. This is because of a thinking known as Greek rationalism, which dealt with why things happened in the universe by science instead of the old beliefs.
To avoid any punishments and to live a happy and healthy life, Greeks worshipped all the gods equally. Greeks built temples to thank a specific god and it also provided a provided an exciting place for them to visit. Greeks made living sacrifices to give back to the gods for what they’ve done. An easy simple way was to also pray at home. Temples were built all over the country since they had one for each god.
In modern science, the world has been proved to be spherical and ruled by nature and natural events. In ancient Greece however, the world was thought to be governed by multiple gods and goddesses. These deities ruled over every action they took, every day they lived, for the Greeks. They used these idols to explain odd events, bad luck, and even how time
People wanted to feel like they weren't the only ones with problems. Even the divine Gods weren't perfect. Greeks, Mayans, and Yorbans all took multiple tries to make the humans we know. The Greeks had stages of man, we are currently in the Iron Age. There are five stages according to Greek mythology:
Instead of being perfect omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent gods, they have limited power and influence, and are often driven by humanistic emotions and desires. While the gods do show concern over some mortals, they don’t make decisions solely concerning the wellbeing or interests of the humans, but instead, like the humans themselves, usually act with their own interests at heart. Athena and Poseidon both acts in accordance to their desires and emotions, and have a biased view on particular humans. Unlike the perfect deities we have in mind when we think of the divine, Greek gods are just immortal beings who are just as fallible and imperfect as the humans they preside
The Greeks, like the Egyptians still believed in their gods. When the idea of the elements was created, Greek doctors thought that ailments were caused by natural means and would thus best be treated naturally versus the old spells and
Ancient Greeks looked at different things through different points of view. They looked at weather and decided it was from the gods, but late came to a conclusion that it was naturally happening. Greeks were the first to develop the theory that supernatural explaniations are not the only way to have the world explained. They also developed that babies are helpless on their own, so we must have evolved. We have been impacted by these discoverirs because we know that there are ways to explain things such as weather and evolution.
Hestia/Vesta The daughter of Cronos and Rhea, Hestia, is known as the home goddess. Hestia is the first child born in the Kronos family and she was the final one to be disgorged by her father, Cronos, who swallowed her, making her the youngest and oldest child of the family. Troubled by Apollo and Poseidon, Hestia pleaded Zeus that she remain a
Rhea is the goddess of birth. Rhea is very beautiful She is considered the mother of all gods, kind of like Gaea. Rhea is symbolized as two lions that pulled a celestial chariot. She is also one of the titans the get thrown into Tartarus. Which her our dad, Uranus, threw her and all of her brothers and sisters into Tartarus because he was
Greek mythology can be viewed as a mirror to the ancient Greek civilization. Ancient Greek myths and legends often reflected how the Greeks saw themselves. Myths were used by Greeks to make justifications of every existing aspect of earth as well as their own society. In myths, Greek gods & heroes often represented key aspects of the human civilization. From Greek mythology, we can learn about the favorable characteristics of humans, such as their behavior and valuable skills that were approved of by the ancient Greek society.
Greek and Aztec gods and goddesses played a major role in the religion of their respected ancient societies. The Greek and Aztec people created their gods in order to explain natural occurrences and phenomenons in the world around them. In Greek culture, the gods looked and acted like humans and felt similar emotions, making them easily relatable, while the Aztec gods were viewed completely differently and were not similar to humans at all. However, Greek gods, including Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades have had a much greater impact on today’s society than the Aztec gods, such as Huitzlopochtli, Tlaloc, and Quetzalcoatl. Greek Mythology had a great influence on modern day sports and the olympics, which were held in honor of the gods in ancient Greece.
They associated each of their gods with a different aspect of life or nature. For example Zeus was the king of the gods, Athena was the goddess of wisdom, Dionysus was the god of wine, and the list goes on. The ancient Greeks erected massive temples to these gods for worship. Each god or goddess had his or her own temple for sacrifices or offerings. They Greeks believed sacrifice was necessary to appease the gods and keep everyday life fruitful and peaceful.