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There are many Greek gods and goddesses. The ones listed here are just some of the more popular ones.
Zeus- The sky, Ruler of all Gods
Poseidon- brother to Zeus ruled the oceans, horses and earthquakes.
Hades - brother to Zeus god of the underworld
Hera- wife and sister to Zeus queen of the gods ruled marriages
Demeter- sister to Zeus goddess of the harvest
Hestia - sister to Zeus goddess of the home
Aphrodite- goddess of love
Hephaestus- god of blacksmiths
Ares - war god
Hermes - messenger of the gods god of travelers
Dionysus- god of wine
Athena- war goddess, (more war strategy) goddess of wisdom
Apollo- god of music, Archery, and the sun
Artemis- goddess of the moon archery warrior goddess
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∙ 10y agoThey didn't. The Greeks believed that the gods could have influence over you, and even make your life pleasurable or miserable, but they couldn't control you directly.
It could be argued that there are two exceptions:
The Furies were the embodiment of the wrath of the gods toward an individual. They could drive people to do horrible things (e.g. they drove Heracles into killing his own family). But they couldn't force you to do it - you did it out of anguish and torment.
The Fates didn't directly control a persons actions, but they did control when that person died, and some believed how they lived (i.e. the concept of Fate). Fate was in inescapable force, so that is a means of control, though indirect.
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Did the Greeks and Romans influence religion during the renaissance?
i believe the greeks believed the gods were punishing them so i believe they influenced there religion by praying to the gods to forgive them and trying to please the gods
Who is one of the Greeks gods?
Zeus. I believe is one.
What did ancient Greeks believe about gods' involvement in the mortal world?
The Greeks believed that the gods created the world and held balens between the two worlds.
What means to believe in many gods like the Romans and Greeks did?
Polytheism.
Where did the Greeks believe their gods lived?
On Mount Olympus, in Greece.
Why did Greeks believe in gods?
Most humans believe in either one single God or a number of gods.
Why did the Greeks believe in hesta?
Why do Christians believe in Jesus? Why do Muslims believe in Allah? Because they are their gods. Humans want something to worship, and for the Greeks, it was their gods, including Hestia.
How did the Greeks think of their gods?
The Greeks did not believe that gods and goddesses were all powerful. They did have special powers, but they were just as flawed as humans.
What did the Greeks and Romans believe in?
The Greeks and Romans believed that that gods controlled the world.
What do the greaks believe in?
The Greeks believed there where gods that controlled everything so they most worship them.
What did Greeks believe their gods were?
Gods.
What did ancient Greeks believe was their start?
The ancient Greeks, according to their mythology, believed that Prometheus made humans out of clay--basing their looks on the gods'.
What role did Greeks believed their gods and goddesses played in daily life?
the Greeks believed their gods and goddesses controlled everything.
What did ancient Greeks believe their gods could control or affect?
They controlled everything. Strangely enough it was not one of the Olympic gods who created humans.
Did the Greeks have a story about how the gods die?
No, Greeks believed that their gods were immortal, as every people believe for their god.
Do you believe in Greek gods?
No, but the ancient Greeks did.
Who did the Greeks believe were the gods of the sea?
Poseidon.
