Religion and Death in Homers Odyssey

How does the Ancient Greek beliefs of religion and death differ

with the view of other cultural groups? Death, the way it is represented

in Homer's book, The Odyssey, is always caused by human error. Whether

their death was caused by greed, selfishness, or just being curious, many

people died in The Odyssey. Still, the question of what happens after we

die remains. Many religions have different beliefs of religious ideas from

the Ancient Greeks. Afterlife, is a belief where the comparisons among

religions become extremely close. The Greek beliefs of gods and death are

different from the modern day beliefs of other religions such as Judaism

For example, The Odyssey begins with a scene containing a

conversation among the gods. The goddess Athena, goddess of war and wisdom,

is discussing the matter of Odysseus with Zeus, the head god and god of sky

(Homer 10). Of course these are not the only Greek gods and goddesses.

Other examples of Greek gods and goddesses are Apollo, god of music, poetry,

medicine, archery, and young unmarried men and Hestes, goddess of the home.

voices represent suicide death. Hades, probably the most down to Earth

the person was buried and placed in jars and buried with them. In Ancient

Equally important are the Ancient Greek views of death. Death

with a conversation among the gods, but are the gods real? Was this just

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