they spoke to oracles and the looked at animal entrails
Ancient Greeks needed a place to worship the gods and to do other things.
No. Jesus came thousands of years After the Greeks.
Why do we do this today? The answer is the same: faith.
The Greeks believed in all of the gods and goddesses, while everyone had their own god that they worshipped the most. Farmers worshipped Demeter in hopes of a bountiful harvest. Warriors would worship Athena or Ares, so they could be great in battle.
The Ancient Greeks went to worship at shrines
Temples dedicated to specific gods or goddesses.
Ancient Greeks needed a place to worship the gods and to do other things.
None. Their gods were anthromorphic.
No. Jesus came thousands of years After the Greeks.
Why do we do this today? The answer is the same: faith.
Because their religion had many gods. It is called polytheism. There are many such religions.
The Ancient Greeks were polytheists, or they believed in many gods and goddesses. They went to temples to worship and had many religious festivals.
The Greeks believed in all of the gods and goddesses, while everyone had their own god that they worshipped the most. Farmers worshipped Demeter in hopes of a bountiful harvest. Warriors would worship Athena or Ares, so they could be great in battle.
The Ancient Greeks went to worship at shrines
The ancient Greeks worshiped their gods for the same reason that any spiritual-religious people engage in worship: they believed that their gods were real, that those gods desired worship and reverence, and that those gods would reward those who worshiped them. While the Greek notion of "god" and "gods" changed significantly over the centuries, the fundamental reason for worshipping them did not.
At their temples.
Gods