Ancient Greek Religion

This report will be about the ancient Greece legacies and their religion. The Neolithic Age between c. 6000 - c. 2900 BCE was when ancient Greece began to shape. They built permanent structures and began domestication of animals, and development of agriculture.

Ancient Greece religion
The Gods: The Greeks had a big religion Filled with 12 major gods and goddesses and hundreds of minor gods. The 12 gods were Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Poseidon, Hermes, Hera, Aphrodite, Demeter, Ares, Artemis, Hades, Hephaistos, and Dionysus. Greeks would sacrifice their tame animals to please a certain god he only goddess that had wild animals sacrificed to her was Artemis, twin sister of Apollo. Gods were believed to be the cause of disasters such as: floods,
This was because they believed Asclepius could heal them. Asclepius made many cures, including the bringing back to life of many dead people. Reviving the dead and making them basically immortal was something that outraged Hades, who thought the souls rightfully belong to him. This also worried Zeus because Asclepius was disturbing the balance of things and Nature. It is not normal for people not to die and live forever. That is why Zeus and Hades, decided to punish Asclepius for what he had caused. Zeus struck Asclepius with a thunderbolt and ended his life. Zeus wanted to make humanity understand that there is a gap between people and the gods. Zeus however had recognized the great service that Asclepius had offered to humanity and decided to turn him into a constellation to live forever in the
They invented many different things we use commonly such as drama, democratic government, the Hippocratic Oath, the peer jury and marathons.
The Hippocratic Oath: Hippocrates was known as the great ancient Greek physician and the father pf medicine. He taught about how sicknesses had natural causes and could be cured. He was the first to believe that medicine was not part of religion or science. Came up with Hippocratic Oath that is still sometimes used today but has been reworded over the years, although it still has the message is still the same.
Democratic Government: Athens invented the democratic government or the “demokratia” meaning “rule by the people” in 507 B.C. This government had a system of courts and selected representatives to make laws and mange foreign policy.
Drama: In ancient Greece, citizens came together for festivals, celebrations and theatrical productions. Greeks like Aeschylus wrote tragedies that served to describe political and social worries. Greeks like Menander wrote plays to mock the rich, upper class, But in the in the end, they came together to put commentaries on the worries of