The Greeks, like many ancient people, viewed the Earth as having a feminine aspect because, like women, it brings forth life.
Demeter was really just an extension of Gaia, who was also represented as female.
They did not. Neptune was a Roman god. But the Greeks built temples to their sea god, Poseidon.
Cupid was Eros to the Greeks, he was the god of sexual love.
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The Greeks and Romans differ in their view of Ares in that the Greeks viewed him solely as a violent God. He is known as the God of war but had many other attributes in Roman lore.
A Greek goddess is a myth of a female God, believed in by the Ancient Greeks.
There is no Egyptian god of wheat, however there is an Egyptian god of grain. The name of this god was 'Neper'. He was sometimes called 'Neper the reaper' because of his association with grain and harvesting.
They did not. Neptune was a Roman god. But the Greeks built temples to their sea god, Poseidon.
becauseDemeter the divinity of grain thought of as a goddess and not a god?
because he was the God who gave the greeks inspiration.
Cupid was Eros to the Greeks, he was the god of sexual love.
No, they did not, as Poseidon was a god of the ancient Greeks.
Because there is extensive documentation left to us by the ancient Greeks themselves on that subject. Several female gods like Gaia ("the Earth") were among the most highly venerated; and Zeus' daughter Pallas Athena was the major god and namegiver of the city-state of Athens.
Because there is extensive documentation left to us by the ancient Greeks themselves on that subject. Several female gods like Gaia ("the Earth") were among the most highly venerated; and Zeus' daughter Pallas Athena was the major god and namegiver of the city-state of Athens.
Ancient Greeks.
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