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