How many gods in Greek?

Answer 1

AnswerThousands of years ago, the number of gods worshipped would have numbered in the thousands, with every town and city having its own god or gods. However, many of them were essentially the same, although having different names and different rituals. Gradually, the faithful began to realise that their gods were in many respects the same as the gods of their neighbours, and a process of syncretism began.

For example, one of the earliest goddesses was Mother Earth, whether called Gaia or any other name. As religion began to look upwards to the heavens for their divinities, most cultures had a sun god, a moon god and a storm god. The planets and stars or constellations began to be associated with gods and goddesses. Of particular importance is Venus, the goddess of beauty, love and fertility, also known as Aphrodite, Asherah and so on.

Answer 2

Abraham, if the stories are not entirely made up, was polytheistic, believing in the existence of at least the Babylonian gods Yahweh of war, El Elyon of the mountains, Baal of rain, fertility, agriculture, and Ashera of beauty, mothers, and the sea. Despite this he pledged himself to Yahweh as "elohim", meaning that he selected Yahweh to be first in his life and would not worship the other gods, though he still believed in them. It was the prophet Second Isaiah who rewrote many old books of The Bible to give the appearance of a monotheistic god after Judea fell to invasion. The polytheistic religions associated their gods with territories, and to lose the territory entirely was for the god to be killed. Rather than suffer their god to be killed, the Israelites rewrote their holy texts and invented new books proclaiming not that there shall be no other gods before Yahweh, but that THE LORD was the first and the last, and beside him there were no others. Obviously if there were only one god, and all other religions gods were false, then all the territory would be Yahweh's wherever they went. From Babylonian polytheism, Judaic monotheism was born. Some time later Christianity added new gods, creating a trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Catholicism spread the divinity further, including the Virgin Mother, the Pope, and an ever-growing number of saints into the pantheon. So, the number ranges from 12 to 4 to 1 to 3 to uncountable depending on where and when you want to pick.

Answer 3

There is no real definitive answer. Most people can give a rough estimate, but, even if one writer was to create one then it is technically a 'Greek God' we know that there was 12 Main Gods, also called 'The Twelve Olympians' and they were,

Zeus

Hera

Poseidon

Dionysus

Apollo

Artemis

Hermes

Athena

Ares

Aphrodite

Hephaestus

Demeter

Do not confuse certain Gods as one of the Twelve. Many people often include Hades, Eros, Heracles/Hercules and Pan as one of them.

Answer 4

Aristotle was born in 384 BC...at that time they still believed in gods like Zeus and such.....although at the time of his death I can't personally say what he believed as a person or philosopher...but era-wise it would suggest he believed in all the greek gods and goddesses of the time...Hundreds of them....Being a medicinal doctor I would think he prayed mainly to Ascleipus the greek god of medicine

Answer 5

The Greeks had gods for just about every natural force, emotion and intangible concept you can think of, so they were nearly innumerable. However, the most commonly referenced gods and goddesses were the Olympians, and they numbered 12.

Answer 6

There were many greek myths, impossible to count.

Answer 7

over 8700 gods and goddesses! :)