People from different time periods and culture see dreams in varied ways. Primitive society did not distinguish the dream from the waking world. Primitive people regard dreams as a form of reality with great powers that are significant to the tribe.
The belief in the power of dreams continued to the Greek and Roman culture, believing that dreams are messages from the gods or from the dead. Perception of dreams, therefore, was in a religious context. Further, they believe that dreams predict the future, which therefore decide what actions to take. Such was the power of dreams that people in these cultures use dreams to plan the strategies for wars. For the Greeks, dreams main function was to diagnose illness and to heal.
The belief in the power of dreams continued to the Greek and Roman culture, believing that dreams are messages from the gods or from the dead. Perception of dreams, therefore, was in a religious context. Further, they believe that dreams predict the future, which therefore decide what actions to take. Such was the power of dreams that people in these cultures use dreams to plan the strategies for wars. For the Greeks, dreams main function was to diagnose illness and to heal.