Greek's religious beliefs
The Greeks believed in gods and goddesses like all other religions around the world, except the Greeks saw these gods as deities that had human-like characteristics.
Out of the 3142 gods and goddesses 12 of them were the most important to the Greeks, and the Greeks believed that the 12 gods and goddesses lived on mount Olympus,the tallest mountain in Greece, protected by a gate of clouds.
Zeus
God of lighting, sky, and rain.
The twelve gods in the Greek Pantheon
photo by Mark Cartwright
Apollo
Aphrodite
Poseidon
God of music, poetry, and art
Goddess of love and beauty
God of the sea
photo by Mark Cartwright
Hera
Photo by Leonidas DrosisYair Haklai
Athena
Photo by Museo nazionale romano di palazzo Altemps
Demeter
Goddess of marriage and women
Goddess of agriculture and harvest
Goddess of wisdom
Photo by Mark Cartwright
Photo by Mark Cartwright
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Artemis
Ares
Hephaestus
Goddess of hunt and wild animals
God of war
God of fire
Hermes
photo by Naples National Archaeological Museum
Image by Greensleeves
Hestia
Messenger of the gods, and protector of travellers
Goddess of family and home
The Olympics
The Olympics were a tradition where Greek athletes competed in competitions to glorify Zeus, and gain approval of the gods by showing their skills in art, thinking, and athleticism.
The first Olympic game took place in Olympia in 776 B.C., and has continued for hundreds of years and are still present in modern time around the world.
Photo by Kevin Casper