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People worship for many reasons. Usually it's for the following reasons:
Tradition (ex: "I was raised this way.")
History of effectiveness (ex: "I worshiped in this manner and associated a subsequent occurrence as a sign of the god's power")
Introduction of the religion by contact with an outside culture (ex: "I learned this from people who have brought these gods with them.")
Zeus is no different. It is commonly considered that the worship of Zeus came to Greece from a people referred to as the Indo-Europeans.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoFor the same reasons people worship any deity. They believed him to be their god.
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∙ 11y agoZeus is the Olympian king of the gods, the god of sky and weather, law, order and fate.
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∙ 12y agoZeus was important because he was the head god the sun god everybody beleaved in him
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∙ 14y agoThe same reason anyone worships any god; he was their god, and they would be punished if they didn't.
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∙ 14y agoBecause he has lightning bolts and would frie them if they didn't.
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∙ 12y agoZeus wasn't but Jupiter was in Roman mythology they had almost the same gods but more aggressive and different names. :)
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Why did the ancient Greeks hold the olympic games?
The wanted to celebrate the god Zeus and show off their bodies because that was a very valued part of life. They believed that since the gods have given them these bodies, they needed to make the most of them and perfect the to the best of their abilities.
Who was the chief-god of ancient-Greeks?
Zeus.
How were ancient Olympics celebrated?
in the honor of Zeus
What god were the ancient Olympics in honor of?
Zeus.
Why did ancient Greeks have the Olympics?
Originally the reason the Greeks founded the Olympics was to have a "family reunion". At the time, Ancient Greeks were scattered from Spain to North Africa, and from Ionia to Italy. This was a way to unite themselves every 4 years. Eventually it turned into a "which colony is the best" competition, and the model that we have today.
The ancient Greeks dedicated the Olympic Games to who?
The Olympics was a religious festival in honor of Zeus. Zeus was the king of the Greek gods.
Did the Greeks honor Zeus or Yahweh?
Zeus.
Why did the ancient Greeks eat vegetables?
isnt that obvious? they probably wanted to honor zeus because zeus doesn't eat meat.
What did the the ancient Greeks create to honor their god?
god is Zeus and his sons and daughters made him something that had honor him with great power.............they made him a statue
What festival did the Greeks create in order to honor Zeus?
The Olympic games were created to honor Zeus
Why did the ancient Greeks hold the olympic games?
The wanted to celebrate the god Zeus and show off their bodies because that was a very valued part of life. They believed that since the gods have given them these bodies, they needed to make the most of them and perfect the to the best of their abilities.
Why where the ancient Olympic games so significant in the lives of the early Greeks?
It was very significant because it was a time to honor Zeus the god of gods.
Who worshiped Zeus?
The ancient Greeks worshiped Zeus, and the ancient Romans worshiped his equivalent, Jupiter.
Who was the chief-god of ancient-Greeks?
Zeus.
The anceient games began as a part of a religious festival in honor of?
The ancient Olympic games were held in honor of the Greeks' chief god, Zeus. They were held at Olympia - hence the name Olympics.
Why did the Greeks invent Olympics?
The Greeks invented the Olympics in honour of their gods.
Why did they do the ancient Olympics?
in honor of zeus's coranation
