Sacrifice In Greek Culture

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Greek society is a very complex structure. With the amount of gods and goddesses worshiped, the rules of their society vary upon the distinct god or goddess in charge. For instance; if the weather is bad the Sky God, Zeus will need to be appeased. To do this, sometimes the Greek people hold a ritualistic sacrifice of human or animal life. The aroma is said to make the god happy, thus settling the Sky God’s temper.
According to Greek tradition the gods are to be the first and last thought of the day. Making the gods happy trumps any kind of political, societal, paternal or maternal duties. A hero in Greek culture is almost always considered a descendant from one of the gods or goddesses themselves. Heroes are a large part of Greek culture and

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