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Why did the Greeks worship gods?

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We human beings generally feel the need to take action to solve our problems. However, we don't always know how. So, the ancient Greeks had problems. They suffered from diseases that they did not know how to cure, crop failures, bad weather, ships lost at sea, invasions from Asian Minor (now known as Turkey), and many other problems, and they didn't know very much about what caused these problems or how to solve them. So they imagined a group of powerful beings who are in charge of the universe, and who might be willing to help, if they were asked nicely enough. It was a pretty desperate strategy given that they had no real evidence that such beings existed.

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Who did the Greeks worship to get things?

Gods


Where did Greeks worship their gods?

At their temples.


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At temples or by prayer.


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Most did, yes.


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Yes,some do!


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To worship their various gods.


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It is in their tradition and it is something they strongly believe in.


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burnt offerings and temples of worship


Where did ancient greeks worship?

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They burnt offerings and prayed and sacrificed animals.


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