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To my understanding the Greek Gods were Humanized Gods
( see the Homeric scriptures )
or Humans Exalted to Godhood
(see the Euhemerus theology).
Every God or Goddess could become or - could be seen as - an avenging God punishing pride and hubris / arrogance of those who -before achieving godhood-
became self-righteous and imposed themselves onto others .
If we take the Epicurean view into consideration of the self-content Gods who do not intervene, the outcome of human actions becomes disastrous for the arrogant.
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When did Greek myths end?
When the Greek people became Christans.
What does furious have to do with Greek mythology?
There are furies in Greek Mythology that played a central role in avenging the tragic death of playwright Ibycus.
How is antigone arrogant?
In Greek times, woman were considered property. They were not allowed to have or express opinions. Antigone's blatant disregard of this made her "arrogant" in Creon's eyes.
Why did Athena gave a punishment to Greek after the Trojan war?
Because her favorite Odysseus became arrogant after the greek victory that he declared that it was due to his cunning and own abilities that Troy was finally defeated. Athena ánd the other gods couldn't tolerate arrogance among their subjects.
What people became the greek first kings?
I think it was tyrants myceans
Who were the first to be considered greek?
There is a myth in greek mythology which resembles the one in Old Testament, and it talks about the origin of the first Greek. The story is this: When people became evil and arrogant, Zeus was very angry with them and he wanted to eliminate them. So, he made a great flood, a cataclysm. The only two persons that were saved from this desaster were Deucalion, the son of the Titan Promytheus, and his wife Pyrra, who made an ark and came in. At the end of the cataclysm, the ark stopped at the top of the mountain Parnassos. Deucalion and Pyrra were very lonely after that and they asked Zeus to create same more people for their sake. Zeus did not accept to satisfy their request, but he advised them to take some stones and throw them behind them. And that is what they did. So, the stones that Deucalion was throwing became men, and the ones that Pyrra was throwing became women. Besides that, which is the ancient greek version of the recreation after the Flood, Pyrra and Deucalion had a son (with the common way this time), and his name was Elleenas (Έλληνας/ means Greek in greek) and he was considered the father of all the greek people.
Why did Romans change greek god names?
So the Greek Myths could be understood by Roman people; and so the Greek Myths became a part of the Romans.
Did the Mycenaean invade Greece around 1900 B.C. and their leaders became the first Greek kings.?
Yes, the Mycenaean people invaded Greece around 1900 B.C. and their leaders became the first Greek kings
Who were the first group of people who became Greek Kings?
Neolithic to Bronze Age (7000-1100 BC)
Did the Greek goddesss Nike have any characteristics?
Nike was kind, arrogant and hated defeat. She was also impartial and always won.
What were some character traits of Hermes?
Hermes is a messenger of the greek gods. he is really fast. He is also a trickster and is extremely arrogant
Did the Islamic people translated many Greek and Roman writings?
The Arabs translated many Greek works in they found in the library of Alexandria when they conquered Egypt. They became interested in Greek philosophy and especially, science.
