Greek

Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

	Greek gods: Zeus (Overdeity) \| Hades (Underworld) \| Ares (War)	Current page: Greek
	Greek Polytheism	Back to Home page
Learn about ancient polytheism: By Culture Greek Overview Egyptian Overview Norse Overview By Realm Overdeities War Deities Underworld Deities	That of the Greeks was perhaps the most stable and varied of the Greek, Egyptian, and Norse polytheistic religions. The Greek pantheon showed its gods as having very clearly defined roles and purposes, and their interactions with each other were developed respectively. Unlike the Norse religion, whose gods often showed mixed traits of other realms, or the Egyptian religion, whose gods frequently had characteristics that were somehow intertwined, and whose gods often differed among regions and merged and divided throughout the history of the Egyptian religion, the Greek pantheon, once created, remained more or less as it stayed until the Romans took over and adapted the religion almost exactly as it was in its ancient form. While this may give one the impression that the Greek pantheon was dull and unfascinating, this is not the case. Quite to the contrary, The Greeks had the most varied pantheon. Because the Norse and Egyptian religions each had a major influence (honor and combat for the Norse; heat and the Sun for Egypt), all of their gods had close ties and strong resemblances to other gods of the pantheon. The Greek pantheon, on the other hand, had no overshadowing regional influence that caused its gods to all share common themes. Thus, The Greek religion was one of the most varied and interesting religion of ancient times. This pattern of religion development of the Greeks is appropriate to the Greek intellect and strong aesthetic nature. The Greeks, as a highly intelligent and stable civilization, developed a logical and stable religion that made sense, and therefore remained for a long time.	Greek Egyptian Norse