| Ancient Greece was a society very much based on | | | | gods had come into power by defeating the Titan, a |
| religion. With periods of great conquest, the religion | | | | previous set of gods. |
| underwent many evolutions. | | | | The relationship between the people of ancient |
| Ancient Greece - Religion | | | | Greece and the gods was complicated. The |
| Greek gods were plentiful. You know many of them, | | | | relationship could be personal when a god interacted |
| even if you don't realize it. A quick look at the | | | | directly with a person, geographic when a god |
| planets in the solar system reveals names derived | | | | favored a city or state, or very general. Regardless |
| from Greek gods. For instance, Uranus is considered | | | | of the relationship, the Greeks believed the gods |
| one of the two founding gods of the world by the | | | | decided much of their fate, to wit, free will wasn't |
| ancient Greeks. That being said, ancient Greece | | | | much of a factor in the game. Given this view, the |
| religion was a bit more complicated than just names. | | | | Greeks often made sacrifices and gifts to the gods, |
| Religion in ancient Greece was based on belief in | | | | particularly those they sought assistance from. A long |
| what we will call event deities. There were gods for | | | | ocean voyage was never undertaken without first |
| love, war, the sea and so on. The gods were also | | | | making an offering to Poseidon. |
| anthropomorphic, which means the Greeks believed | | | | As Greece began to interface with other cultures, |
| them to be physically and intellectually similar to | | | | typically through war, religious views began to evolve. |
| humans. They were also attributed with strong | | | | Islam, Christianity and the early Roman belief system |
| emotions, as evidenced by the endless tales of their | | | | had major impacts and all can still be seen today in |
| jealousy, revenge and wars. | | | | modern Greece. Alas, the ancient Greece religion of |
| The Greeks believed Zeus was the king of the gods. | | | | belief in Olympian gods such as Zeus has passed into |
| In turn, the gods fought and schemed for dominance | | | | ancient history. |
| under and against Zeus. They resided in Mt. Olympus | | | | Richard Monk is with - a site with facts about |
| and were known as the Olympians. These Olympian | | | | everything. Visit us to read more about Greece. |