Ancient Greek Religion Essay
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It is believed that Ancient Greek religion was formed 8-9th century B.C.E. Ancient Greek people were deeply religious as religion was very sacred and important to them, they strongly believed it would make their lives better whilst they were living and when they died, the Gods would take good care of them. This provoked many stories about Greek mythology and worships towards many different gods and goddesses with diverse personalities and discipline. They believed these gods and goddesses controlled everything in their lives and the environment and recited Greek mythology and practiced rituals as it was extremely important to them to please their Gods. Greek religion was a combination of old Minoan beliefs, Central Asian gods that …show more content…
Mythology was used to explain the origin and lives of the gods, how humanity was created, life after death and above all, gave advice on wise paths to take to lead a good life. Environment where the Greeks evolved contributed immensely to moulding a religious belief and Greek mythology. Many of their stories about different gods were influenced by the lands and climates in which they grew.
One very good example of this is the story of Triton, a fish tailed sea-god, calmed the seas with a shell trumpet. Triton’s origin was hugely influenced by Greece’s environment and the Ancient Greek’s way of life as many of them were fishermen because Greece was known for developing fishing because they had a great variety of beaches and great ports, thus, explaining their knowledge on many different species of fish and therefore creating Triton with a fish tail.
Many of Sea Gods were based in Tritonis which is named a large salted lake in Libya which was colonized by the Ancient Greeks in 630 BE. As Triton story goes, when the Argonauts found themselves stranded in the middle of the desert, he helped them find passage from the lake back to the sea. The key environment setting in the story is desert. However, there aren’t any deserts in Greece, meaning the Ancient Greeks were greatly inspired by the Egyptians and their
It is believed that Ancient Greek religion was formed 8-9th century B.C.E. Ancient Greek people were deeply religious as religion was very sacred and important to them, they strongly believed it would make their lives better whilst they were living and when they died, the Gods would take good care of them. This provoked many stories about Greek mythology and worships towards many different gods and goddesses with diverse personalities and discipline. They believed these gods and goddesses controlled everything in their lives and the environment and recited Greek mythology and practiced rituals as it was extremely important to them to please their Gods. Greek religion was a combination of old Minoan beliefs, Central Asian gods that …show more content…
Mythology was used to explain the origin and lives of the gods, how humanity was created, life after death and above all, gave advice on wise paths to take to lead a good life. Environment where the Greeks evolved contributed immensely to moulding a religious belief and Greek mythology. Many of their stories about different gods were influenced by the lands and climates in which they grew.
One very good example of this is the story of Triton, a fish tailed sea-god, calmed the seas with a shell trumpet. Triton’s origin was hugely influenced by Greece’s environment and the Ancient Greek’s way of life as many of them were fishermen because Greece was known for developing fishing because they had a great variety of beaches and great ports, thus, explaining their knowledge on many different species of fish and therefore creating Triton with a fish tail.
Many of Sea Gods were based in Tritonis which is named a large salted lake in Libya which was colonized by the Ancient Greeks in 630 BE. As Triton story goes, when the Argonauts found themselves stranded in the middle of the desert, he helped them find passage from the lake back to the sea. The key environment setting in the story is desert. However, there aren’t any deserts in Greece, meaning the Ancient Greeks were greatly inspired by the Egyptians and their