Question

In Ancient Greece, what were the common religious practices? What was the government’s role in religion?

Answer 1

THE OLYMPIAN GODS

Polytheistic Greek religion encompassed a myriad of gods, each representing a certain facet of the human condition, and even abstract ideas such as justice and wisdom could have their own personification. The most important gods, though, were the Olympian gods led by Zeus:

1. Zeus

2. Athena

3. Apollo

4. Poseidon

5. Hermes

6. Hera

7. Aphrodite

8. Demeter

9. Ares

10. Artemis

11. Hades

12. Hephaistos

13.Dionysos