Greek and Roman Mythology and Religion

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Ever been interested in Greek and Roman mythology and religion. Greek and Romans are very similar in a bunch of things including their gods and traditions. Mythology are stories of myths. Religion is the belief of relationships with natural and supernatural things. These are very similar things but very different.
Early religion in Greece has little asceticism and mystical rapture. These were Asian importations and did not came to be until the Hellenistic period (Macrone 46). Some of these myths did not fully develop until later.
Most of the gods from Olympus were put into different groups. The celestial ones were said to hang around the earth. Deities were supposed to hang on or under the earth. Gods were found to be immortal. They were seen having control all over the world and the forces of nature. At the head of the gods was Zeus, the father of the gods and men. Zeus’ wife was Hera, queen of Heaven and marriage (“Greek Religion and Mythology”). Hephaestus was associated with them, god of fire and patron of metalworkers. Athena was the virgin goddess of wisdom and war; Apollo was deity of light, poetry, and music. Apollo’s sister was Artemis, she was the goddess of wildlife and the moon. Aphrodite was the goddess of love. Hermes was the god of science and invention. There were gods that were all under all those gods. Most of these gods roamed around locally. Some of these gods were: Helios, god of the sun, Selene, goddess of the moon, Iris, goddess of the rainbow, Hebe, goddess of youth. The gods had a strong weakness, before their others powers would work. The relationship between gods and humans was sacred. Mainly the humans and gods were kept separated. There were limits between humans and the gods because the humans coul...

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... Greeks and the gods, while the romans relied on their religion and temples (“Greek and Roman”). It is obvious that they both decided on everything through their gods and their religion. Mythology is just a bunch of stories that era made up but they both believed them. Their religion shaped them into who they were back then and who they are now. These myths and religions were made for people to get a sense of their own culture. It’s nice to learn about someone else’s culture and religion. They do not have just one god that they worship but many.

Works Cited

Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Baltimore: Penguin, 1955. Print.

"Greek and Religion Mythology." Discovery Education. Funk and Wagnalls, n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.

Macrone, Michael. Brush up Your Mythology! New York: Gramercy, 1999. Print.

Willis, Roy G. World Mythology. New York: H. Holt, 1993. Print.

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