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First understand that the Greeks, ancient ones anyone, would see things in the world that they didn't understand, so to explain them so they made sense, they would create a story about the Gods/Goddesses. For instance, The sun moved across the sky everyday, so even though they could not see a God on a chariot, they created the belief that Helios pulled the sun across the sky and since that was impossible for a mere mortal, he must have been a God. As time went on, the stories became a part of their culture and they revered them and even feared them. Greek (and Roman) Gods were jealous Gods full of vengence and they would not hesitate to punish anyone who displeased them, so Greeks worshiped them with fear in their hearts that if they didn't they would be punished. Think of a dog that is beaten by his master everyday, yet everyday the dog comes back to the master, tail wagging. He fears the master because he cowers when the master is angry, but he keeps coming back because he knows the master also takes care of him. ps-I do not condone animal abuse, I abhore it!
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As the Greeks studied science how did it begin to change their relationship to their religion and to their gods?
As the Greeks studied science, how did it begin to change their relationship to their religion and to their gods?
What relationship did the Greeks have with the Greek Gods?
They worshiped and paid tribute to their gods. They built temples to the gods.
What did Greeks believe their gods were?
Gods.
What ideas did the Greeks have for the cause of illness?
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
How were the Greek gods related to the Greeks?
Greek gods were imagined by the Greeks, so they are related by that.
What did the Greeks do for the gods?
The Greeks performed rituals.
Why did Greeks not see themselves as the mercy of the 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.
What did the greeks think there gods were?
Gods, what else?!
What was the relationship between the ancient Greeks and their gods according to myth?
According to myth the humans were created by the God Prometheus out of mud and water
What did the Greeks practice?
The Greeks worshipped a pantheon of gods.
Why did fifth-century Greeks not see themselves as at the mercy 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.
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.
