There are many reasons why they did it. Mythologywise, in the war of Troy, there were gods who were besides the troyans (Aphrodite, Artemis, Mars...) and who were against them (Hera, Athene, Poseidon...). Since Aeneas was troyan, and his descendants were the Romans, Roman people considered the 'antagonist' gods bad, but they respected them too.
In another aspect, there were some cultures what romans involved in their culture. Those mythologies had their gods too, and their characteristic influenced the Roman mythology.
they got their ideas from the greeks and romans.
The Greeks did
They took architecture ideas from the Greeks and Romans like columns, arches and domes. Architecture was known as a social art. Their women gave alot of head. The rules of perspective allowed renaissance artists to create realistic art.
Greek myths significantly influenced later language by introducing a wealth of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions drawn from mythological figures and tales, such as "Herculean" to describe a daunting task. In art, these myths provided a rich source of themes and narratives, inspiring countless works from the Renaissance to modern times, where artists depicted scenes and characters like Zeus, Athena, and the Trojan War. Moreover, the stylistic conventions established in ancient Greek sculpture and pottery continue to inform artistic practices today. This enduring legacy reflects the foundational role of Greek mythology in shaping Western cultural and artistic frameworks.
the Greeks in 1500 bc
Roman artists deviate from the Greeks portrayals of mythological events and heroes to awe the world with the state's accomplishments.
To propangamdize and to flatter their emperors
To propangamdize and to flatter their emperors
The Trojan War gave the classical Greeks it's heroic ideal and several mythological gods.
greeks
because they believed the stories were real
Jupiter or Jove.
Hermes to the Greeks and as Mercury to the Romans
The demigods were important to the Greeks because they were half human and half god. They were usually heroes and important mythological stories.
No. They are a mythological creature first mentioned by the ancient Greeks.
persues
For decoration and reaffirmation of ancient mythic teaching.