Ancient Greek Research Paper
Q1
In ancient Greek times, religion was very direct and personal, and reflected strongly the present issues and aspects of life in Greece. This is why, to understand the religion, we must understand what life was like in the founding times, around 700 Bc. The set of beliefs and teachings that belonged to the people at this time are now referred to as Greek Mythology. Around the time of the foundation of ancient greek religion, people were beginning to find and create city states and started to develop them. Land was being claimed by the government, however nobles of large and growing cities were beginning to gain power and eventually began to overrule kings and replace them as rulers. A key belief of Greek Mythology is around the gods, and these were helpful in creating people who were leaders to everyone. During these exchanges of power, there was much confusion around who was in charge, so the gods were an element of the religion that directly targeted the issue.
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The people believed in the underworld, a place where souls would go after people die. It is hidden deep into the earth, and was also commonly knows as Hades’ realm. Just as each of the god had a key area, weather that be the sky or the sea, Hades was the God of the underworld. The people believed that their souls were immortal, so once their bodies died, they would then live here. Based on their actions in life, their fate in the underworld would be decided.
The underworld was so important to the people, as this is where every person, good or bad would go. Once in the underworld, there are 2 separate places, called Elysium and Tartarus.
After death, all bodies were sent to Hades, where he would decide where they rest. Elysium is a similar concept to heaven, a place where good people are sent to rest peacefully. Tartarus is an equivelent to hell, where they are tormented due to their bad actions in
In ancient Greek times, religion was very direct and personal, and reflected strongly the present issues and aspects of life in Greece. This is why, to understand the religion, we must understand what life was like in the founding times, around 700 Bc. The set of beliefs and teachings that belonged to the people at this time are now referred to as Greek Mythology. Around the time of the foundation of ancient greek religion, people were beginning to find and create city states and started to develop them. Land was being claimed by the government, however nobles of large and growing cities were beginning to gain power and eventually began to overrule kings and replace them as rulers. A key belief of Greek Mythology is around the gods, and these were helpful in creating people who were leaders to everyone. During these exchanges of power, there was much confusion around who was in charge, so the gods were an element of the religion that directly targeted the issue.
Q2 …show more content…
The people believed in the underworld, a place where souls would go after people die. It is hidden deep into the earth, and was also commonly knows as Hades’ realm. Just as each of the god had a key area, weather that be the sky or the sea, Hades was the God of the underworld. The people believed that their souls were immortal, so once their bodies died, they would then live here. Based on their actions in life, their fate in the underworld would be decided.
The underworld was so important to the people, as this is where every person, good or bad would go. Once in the underworld, there are 2 separate places, called Elysium and Tartarus.
After death, all bodies were sent to Hades, where he would decide where they rest. Elysium is a similar concept to heaven, a place where good people are sent to rest peacefully. Tartarus is an equivelent to hell, where they are tormented due to their bad actions in