The Ancient Greeks believed in many DIFFERENT gods. they had twelve main gods called the olympians and believed each of these CONTROLLED a DIFFERENT aspect of the world. worshipping these gods was the main focus of the greek religion!
Did you know CERBERUS, the name of hades' infamous three header GUARD dog, means spot in ancient greek? |
The Ancient Greek religion is well known for its crazy deities, beautiful temples and unbelievable myths. But for the Ancient Greeks it also provided the answers to some of the most important questions of human existence.
temples were the CENTER of
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there were twelve olympian gods, plus a few extras.....the oracle was said to be the MESSENGER for the gods and could tell the future, she was said to be a RELATIVE of apollo! |
Some aspects of Ancient Greek religion have continued into modern day. Nike shoes, for example, are named after the goddess Nike as she is the goddess of victory.
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