Greek Mythology Vs Christianity

Greek Mythology vs Christianity
What made Christianity thrive longer than Greek mythology? Is Greek mythology really dead? If both religions were around the same time period, then why didn't they both end around the same time? There are numerous ways to look at all of the questions of the two religions. Greek mythology and Christianity are similar in some ways, but also differ in multiple ways. The two religions were not only around the same time period, but also were relatively located generally close to each other on the map. The two religions are still very closely related and used in today’s society, but in different ways. Christianity is still currently a modern day religion, but Greek mythology is mainly used in literature and other

Greek mythology “died” out around 2000 years ago in Greece, about the same time that Christianity began to flourish. Both Christianity and Greek mythology were spread by mouth in the beginning. Then later on, Christianity was written down in a book called the Bible that contains all of the stories, prophecies, and other works of literature. Greek mythology never had an official book with common beliefs like Christianity. This could have been one of the major causes for the fall of Greek mythology and its lack of a strong main structure. When a story is told to a large number of people without something to go by, there will be different versions. Just like the childhood game of telephone, where people whisper a phrase to one person and they say it to another, is used to explain gossip also is true for mythology. It is not wrong to go and spread the stories, in fact it can help the religion become stronger if the same story is told every time. In Matthew 28:19 Jesus says,“ Therefore go and make disciples among the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (True Images).

Unlike Greek mythology, Christianity has one God, who is good and peaceful, and Satan who was evil. Unlike Christianity, Greek gods and goddesses were both good and evil, similar to humans.The Greek gods have flaws that caused them to appear almost human-like and not so much as a god (Schmucker). The most common thought of a god is that they are powerful and without mistake, which contradicts the appearance of Greek gods/goddesses (Burns). They have been known in stories, such as the one with Zeus turning a woman (Io) he had an affair with into a cow, to lie and cheat for their own personal enjoyment (Hamilton 78-80). The saying “humans make mistakes” and if the Greek gods and goddesses did too, then why did the Greeks worship them. Almost all of the gods had flaws such as lust, adultery, and even hatred. The Greek gods acted so much like humans that the only major difference between the two is that the gods/goddesses had powers. The Greeks putting all of their faith and reliance in these flawed gods and goddesses created an unstable foundation which would have easily been why their religion died. The followers of Greek mythology didn’t always obey what the gods/goddesses told them to do out of love, but sometimes out of fear (“Powerful”). All of the sexual harassment and cruelty in Greek mythology could have led to the Greeks leaving mythology and