Throughout history, there are numerous religious some more popular than others (Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc). Their main purpose is either to explain world phenomenon or discipline the young, generally they have a similar structure with a higher being watching over them and sometimes giving them guidance. Each religion is broken down into six different dimensions which are aesthetic, cognitive, ethical, emotional, institutional and ritual (Cengage 9-11). All six of the dimensions show up in both ancient and current religions. One of the most fascinating religions is the Greek religion; it is a religion which consists of powerful gods and goddess like Zeus, Poseidon, and Aphrodite who lived on mountains as well as exciting myths and
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Since Greek religion located in a time where a majority of people did not obtain a formal education and were unable to read or write therefore most stories and tales were passed down verbally between one another. It was not as well established as Christianity where there is a religious text, like the Bible which recorded all the stories and tales. It was not until poets like Hesiod and Homer which produced the epic poems like the Iliad and the Odyssey which started recording these tales and provided a closes description of the gods both how they look and behave (Ferguson, 150). These works of literature also provided the Greek people a reference for religious …show more content…
The Greeks would most often offered bread, oil and wine to both Olympians and Chthonic gods depending on the circumstances because meat was not “a common part of the diet in the ancient world” (Ferguson, 189-190). There are also festivals and activities the Greeks used to celebrity the gods. For example, the Olympics were created in order to honor Zeus, king of the gods and they had various contests to challenge male athletes and sometimes female athletes as well (Ferguson, 100-101). The Greeks have public organized festivals which are quite similar to the Thanksgiving parade, where they have children performing and singing to celebrity all the gods (Ferguson, 182-183). The creation of these games and festivals were a way for the Greeks to celebrate the gods and worship them at the same
Since Greek religion located in a time where a majority of people did not obtain a formal education and were unable to read or write therefore most stories and tales were passed down verbally between one another. It was not as well established as Christianity where there is a religious text, like the Bible which recorded all the stories and tales. It was not until poets like Hesiod and Homer which produced the epic poems like the Iliad and the Odyssey which started recording these tales and provided a closes description of the gods both how they look and behave (Ferguson, 150). These works of literature also provided the Greek people a reference for religious …show more content…
The Greeks would most often offered bread, oil and wine to both Olympians and Chthonic gods depending on the circumstances because meat was not “a common part of the diet in the ancient world” (Ferguson, 189-190). There are also festivals and activities the Greeks used to celebrity the gods. For example, the Olympics were created in order to honor Zeus, king of the gods and they had various contests to challenge male athletes and sometimes female athletes as well (Ferguson, 100-101). The Greeks have public organized festivals which are quite similar to the Thanksgiving parade, where they have children performing and singing to celebrity all the gods (Ferguson, 182-183). The creation of these games and festivals were a way for the Greeks to celebrate the gods and worship them at the same