They only existed when the ancient Greeks believed in them.
The Greek religion was very old, lasted well over 1000 years until it was superseded by Christianity.
They still do, for some of us and in reality.
on my behalf i would like to add in: if the gods did once exist then the would continue to exist to day. they were immortal which means continuously living. so if you believe continue to do so you never know what we Will find out in the future. i think that they are still here today. if anyone has been listinging to the things about what has been happening in Japan then who knows. i think they are still alive today other wise how would things like that still happen?? the wind?? who does the wind then start without a wind god?? a giant fan! jk. we have to know these things to predict the weather my grandfather was a weather man so i know some of these things....
any way why stop believing? think about it.. do some research bataa bing bataa boom!! there you go;
but know this: you can believe in anything you want to believe in.
There is only ever 12 greek gods/goddesses at one time, however many greek believed in roman gods, but the main 15 greek gods/ goddesses are: Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Demeter Dionysus Eros Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Poseidon Zeus
Socrates was called the "destroyer of the gods and goddesses" because he challenged the traditional beliefs and practices of the Greek gods. By encouraging critical thinking and questioning established norms, Socrates promoted philosophical inquiry that often contradicted the religious teachings of the time. This led some to believe he was undermining the authority of the gods and goddesses in Greek society.
The Greek gods were supposedly immortal, so most likely all of the known Greek gods and goddesses lived during this time.
It's because the relationship of the Romans and Greeks, in that the Roman civilization ruled much of Europe for a very long time and applied the worship of their gods and goddesses: Jupiter, Juno, Pluto, likened them to the Greek Zeus, Hera, and Hades. As the Romans expanded their Empire, they also "adopted" the conquered peoples gods/goddesses into their own and showed those foreign gods/goddesses as aspects of other gods/goddesses.
Artemis and other gods and goddesses of Greek myth were worshiped in Ancient Greece.
There were goddesses, many very important, and priestesses.
I do not think she did. He was the one who cheated all the time.
Homer's Illiad is based in the time when Greek myths and their gods and goddesses were believed to be reality, so Greek myth came first.
Ancient Greece: Archaic (c. 750-c. 500 BC), Classical (c. 480-323 BC), and Hellenistic (323-146 BC)- Alexander the Great believed in the Greek gods and goddesses; and until 380 AD Rome worshiped other gods and goddess -some of Greek origin - along side Christianity.
In the Greek Myth, The Seasons of the Year, answer the question above? Any thoughts?
The names by which the Romans called the Greek gods and goddesses are their own gods and goddesses who they associated with those of the Greeks, over time the two became so entwined that today they are viewed as "another name" of one god; when it is important to remember they were originally separate deities and have sometimes widely different habits and beliefs that surround them.
Through time the Aztec gods and goddesses created the sun and the world!