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They probably didn't spend "so much time" when you compare them to us today and our view of how much is appropriate and the Greeks and their view.
The ancient Greeks spent an appropriate amount of time (to their minds) building temples and worshipping their gods. They, after all, had a lot of gods to keep happy and had a lot of free slave labour to do the work. Keep in mind that the Greek gods really didn't care about the people as the present Judeo-Christian god is thought to do. You had to do a lot of work to get their praise and attention, and avoid their wrath.
As far as the Greeks being excessive, the christian cathedrals and churches of Europe and the Americas are certainly numerous and opulent (e.g. The Vatican) and the mosques of Islamic countries and the Americas are in large numbers and just as well appointed. As far as devoting excessive time to worship, the whole economy of Christendom used to drag to a halt at least one day a week for sure and for dozens of special celebrations like Easter and Christmas every year. In Muslim countries there are calls to prayer five times a day that stop all activity - business and otherwise - and the observation of the Eids causes massive changes in lifestyle.
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Where do people worship Artemis?
Properly? In Ancient Greece.
How did ancient Egyptians worship gods and goddesses?
They made sacrifices. they sacrificed people and animals.
When did people of Greece worship gods?
In ancient times like in .1011 .
When did people worship Zeus?
People worshiped Zeus in the time of Ancient Greece and the great Greek Empire
What was the people form of worship ancient rome?
The people in Ancient Greece were polytheistic, meaning the Greeks believed in more than one god.
What is a building that people worship in Greece?
People in Greece do not worship buildings; they either worship divinities or are atheists. Historically, Greeks used to worship divinities in temples devoted to particular gods. Today, Greeks are overwhelmingly Christian (the Greek Orthodox Church) and pray in churches.
Why is Aphrodite jealous?
Most gods and goddesses of ancient Greece were attributed with human emotions such as jealousy for the reasons of their actions in mythology, that being the lore of the ancient people of Greece. Aphrodite often punished those who spurned her or those who said they were more talented or beautiful then she - this is not only Aphrodite's nature, many of the Greek gods did not stand for insults. In this way, the mythology of the Greeks stayed in power - if the people thought that the gods and goddesses would punish them for slights and slander and not paying tribute, more people would worship them to stay in favor and so those who benefited from their worship stayed in power.
What did the people of ancient Greece worship the gods?
because the gods said they would their balls off if they didnt
Why did the people of Ancient Greece tell myths about their gods and goddesses?
An ient people tell stories for people to undstood how things hapen
Who rules ancient Greece?
Gods and Goddesses but the God of Gods of Ancient Greece was Zeus
How did people worship the gods and goddesses?
The pray with sacrifes of shrines.
What god and goddesses did egyptians worship?
people like isis
