Temples dedicated to specific gods or goddesses.
The Ancient Greeks went to worship at shrines
usually in a temple or high ground
Ancient Greeks needed a place to worship the gods and to do other things.
The Ancient Greeks were polytheists, or they believed in many gods and goddesses. They went to temples to worship and had many religious festivals.
The temple of Artemis was built so the ancient Greeks had a place to worship the goddess Artemis.
No. Jesus came thousands of years After the Greeks.
they spoke to oracles and the looked at animal entrails
Why do we do this today? The answer is the same: faith.
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Not unless these objects were associated with their religion (Greek mythology).
The ancient Greeks didn't worship diameter, but Demeter (Δήμητρα in Greek) , who was the godess of agriculture.
The same reason we worship in a cathedral, temple or mosque; it gives us a quiet place to contemplate our faith and a focus to the worship of our intangible gods.