Greek Mythology: Geocentrism And Religion

Ever since the time of Plato and Ptolemy there has been the belief that the Earth is the center of the universe. This theory, modernly known as geocentrism, has even shaped ancient societies. People believed that if the Earth was the center of the universe then everything revolved around them, literally. Many people implemented this idea into their religion. In Greek mythology Gaea, the Goddess of the Earth, gave birth to the Titans who gave birth to the Olympians. Essentially they put Gaea high on their list of powerful deities, whilst Apollo, god of the Sun, wasn’t as revered. Another example of this is the Catholic church. The Catholic church got many people to believe the idea of geocentrism simply because they believed that because God