Greeks
Date Submitted: 05/08/2002 15:01:48
Greeks
Greek beliefs changed over time. In the beginning the Greeks believed strongly in the gods. These ideas were very similar to those of earlier peoples (Craig, Graham, et. al. 57). The Greek gods shared many of the same characteristics of the Mesopotamian deities (Craig, Graham, et. al. 57). The Greek pantheon consisted of the twelve gods who lived on Mount Olympus (Craig, Graham, et. al. 83). These gods were: -Zeus, the father of the gods, -Hera, his
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and their society. They never lost complete faith in the gods. They continued to worship the gods, but they learned to make their own laws and to pass their own judgement on those laws.
Works Cited
Craig, Graham, et. al. The Heritage of World Civilizations. Vol. 1. 5th Ed. New Jersey:
Prentice Hall, 2000.
Hesiod. Theogony. Online. www.usd.edu/~dpryce/theogony.htm. 6 Oct. 1999.
Plato. Euthyphro. Trans. Benjamin Jowett. Online. www.usd.edu/~dpryce/euthyphr.htm. 6 Oct. 1999.
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