"http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_it_called_when_you_belive_in_the_gods_and_myths" To believe in more then one God, as your Question reads, is called Polytheism. Myth is derived from the Greek word mythos, which means "word of mouth." So you could only in truth call them "Lovers of Hear/Say
The Greek gods, the ones who are in the myths.
it gave them something to believe in
No, Homer did not believe in the gods that he wrote about. He was a Pagan, which is someone who believes that there is no God or gods at all. All of the storys he wrote about were Myths.
The collective noun is a pantheon of gods.
People believed that there were "gods" and mythical creatures.
The ancient stories of gods and heroes are called myths.
The ancient stories of gods and heroes are called myths.
myths are Greek storeys that aren't true their were the Greek gods but they weren't the real god they were people that were called the gods so there people would worship them .no one could ever prove it .
mythology because they are just a collection of myths
The myths are stories about heroes, gods, demi-gods... Achilles was one of them. So ...
Greek and Roman gods are myths
You do not need to believe in myths.