It was a polytheistic religion distinguished by the adoration of multiple gods and goddesses. Deities who represented different aspects of life such as love and war; and another aspects of nature, such as the idolatry of the sun, the sea, the sky and the fire. For instance, there was a special respect for Earth, also called the “Great mother”. Under these beliefs, these deities were immortal and possessed superhuman powers. (Fonterose)

The flowering period of the Greek Civilization was between the 8th century B.C.E. and the 2nd century B.C.E. This was a stage

As you can see, the Greek Worship has been recognized as one of the most important, antique and influential faith. Faith that lead to the foundation of other systems of belief in the western civilizations.

In this way, the myths explained the creation of the universe and the participation of god and goddesses in it. As a matter of fact, Greeks created their own theory about the origin of life, cosmos, and the universe (This is a manifestation of the anthropomorphic principle, which gives human characteristics to unanimated objects such as things, plants, etc.)(Burket).

It is important to notice the vision Greeks had about this polytheistic faith. In fact, Religion was a political and social matter. As a result, the Greek cities built temples and organized religious ceremonies and rituals (Actually, the Olympic games were celebrated in Zeus’ honor.) A place of popular cult was Delfos, where the oracle revealed the divine prophecies. The cults to these divinities were organized of a precise way: there were sanctuaries in the

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