Athena: goddess of wisdom, war and art
Zeus: god of the gods and ruler of the sky and lightnings
Hera: wife of Zeus and goddess of marriage and giving birth
Aphrodite: goddess of love, laughter and you know what
Artemis: twin sister of Apollo. goddess of the mountains, hunt, the moon and maidens
Apollo: god of music, poetry, future seeing, the sun and Archery
Hestia: goddess of hearth of the home
Hephaestus: god of fire and iron, husband of Aphrodite
Ares: God of War and Aphrodite's lover
Hermes: messenger of the gods and god of the thieves and travelers
Hades: underworld god and the god of the dead
Demeter: goddess of harvest and seasons
Poseidon: god of the seas and the oceans as well as earthquakes and horses
Dionysus: god of wine (and joy)
there are also some minor gods... but you can see the main gods here!
Very much like humans: they had emotions, likes and dislikes,
they did good things and bad things, they often quarreled among themselves,
they loved and hated, they were capable of mistakes.
Gods.
the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done the ancient Greeks thought that the gods were punishing them for bad things they have done
Greek gods were imagined by the Greeks, so they are related by that.
The Greeks performed rituals.
Gods, what else?!
Ancient Greeks were people who worshiped many gods as polytheists. Fifth-century Greeks did not see themselves at the mercy of gods because they thought the gods were benevolent.
The Greeks worshipped a pantheon of gods.
Ancient Greeks were people who worshiped many gods as polytheists. Fifth-century Greeks did not see themselves at the mercy of gods because they thought the gods were benevolent.
the Greeks believed that the gods would speak to them in there dreams
No, Greeks believed that their gods were immortal, as every people believe for their god.
Neither the Trojans nor the Greeks/Hellenes were gods. They were real people.
Greeks honoured their gods by conducting religious festivals and sacrifices, rituals and praying in temples.