Were the gods in the afterlife? -not usually. The Greek Gods were based on Mount Olympus, Hades would be the only one in the afterlife. The Indian Gods are based on Mount Meru. Yes, to believers the Gods were important.
Gods are real in the minds of their believers. If no one believes, then the olympian gods no longer exist. Your'e right friend because my heart speaks that they are real I believe in them and Jesus too.
Buddhism offers peace, I can't say anything bad about that.
Gods are real in the minds of their believers. If no one believes, then the olympian gods no longer exist. Your'e right friend because my heart speaks that they are real I believe in them and Jesus too.
No. They will be rewarded in this life only. If one dies as non-believer there is no reward for him in Qayamat and Aakhirat. It will only be the decision of Allah (SWTH) of what will happen, but most likely the person wont receive a reward on the day of judgment.
There is no teaching in Christian faith that promises a reward in heaven involving beautiful women.
Slow- mo decapitations and the "gods" telling you to kill your friends and the "gods" reward you for it but it's a great game so convince your mum and/or dad to get it for you cause it's awesome.
The patriarch of the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith is/was Abraham.
The ancient Greeks worshiped their gods for the same reason that any spiritual-religious people engage in worship: they believed that their gods were real, that those gods desired worship and reverence, and that those gods would reward those who worshiped them. While the Greek notion of "god" and "gods" changed significantly over the centuries, the fundamental reason for worshipping them did not.
some Greek stories suggest that Hermes didn't need flying shoes. that he traveled by teleportation... also some myths suggest that one could not steal or take a gods weapon. that the weapon was tied to the gods existence. as long as there was believers the gods had there weapons
The gods and goddesses of the Greeks were alike forces of nature, they simply were, they did not abuse their power in any way that was against that nature. Just as a storm can not be good or evil, or a earthquake is a reward or punishment.
You mean popular? All temples have the same powers. For believers, powers reside in Gods and not in temples. Aupmanyav