Yes! In a specific instance, to "take advantage of" Hera, Zeus created a thunderstorm and turned himself into a small bird. Hera, taking pity on the bird, rescued it from the rain and held it to herself to keep it warm. Zeus then turned himself back and raped her...what a classy guy.
Some of the gods were patrons of animals, and some hunters of animals. They did not rely on animals as any way superior or protective.
the Egyptian gods had the heads of animal;the greek gods looked like humans.
Unlike the Greek mythology, early Roman religion did not see their gods as engaging in human-like activities. There are no accounts of such things as where they would live. They were known as protectors of various aspects of human life, with a very complex hierarchy. Only later, when large parts of Greek mythology were borrowed, we see more anthropomorphic characteristics ascribed to Roman gods, as well as many Greek gods added to the Roman pantheon. Many of these "new" gods were believed to have lived on mount Olympus, which is the highest mountain in Greece.
Each Greek god has it's own animal that represents it. For example, Athena has the owl, Zeus has the eagle, and Poseidon has the horse.
they are not the same. I guess the only thing that they have in common is the fact that they are both gods.
The Greek Gods lived on Mount Olympus
the Egyptian gods had the heads of animal;the greek gods looked like humans.
Yes, all Greek gods and goddesses seemed to be shape shifting.
because trojans were the warriors and protectors of the gods
The wild boar is the sacred animal of Ares.
The Egyptian gods and goddesses had often animal aspects; while the Greek gods and goddesses usually had human appearance.
Egyptian gods tended to be portrayed in animal form while Greek gods tended to appear in human form.
Apollo & the Potamoi (River Gods, sons of Okeanos) were protectors of the boy child; Artemis & the Okeanides (River Ocean's daughters) of the girl child.
Yes, Egyptian gods tended to be portrayed in animal form while Greek gods tended to appear in human form.
Yes, they did. Most gods had a specific animal to represent them, eg. Poseidon had a dolphin, and Athena had an Owl.
Unlike the Greek mythology, early Roman religion did not see their gods as engaging in human-like activities. There are no accounts of such things as where they would live. They were known as protectors of various aspects of human life, with a very complex hierarchy. Only later, when large parts of Greek mythology were borrowed, we see more anthropomorphic characteristics ascribed to Roman gods, as well as many Greek gods added to the Roman pantheon. Many of these "new" gods were believed to have lived on mount Olympus, which is the highest mountain in Greece.
Greek monsters were truly monsters that humans feared. They were large and had animal parts. Some were also part gods.
No, the Greek gods are myth.