-History of Religion: Greek religion encompassed an aray of Gods such as Zeus (the leader of all Gods), Athena, Apollo, Hermes, Hera, Aphrodite, and Hades. They were all believed to have lived on Mount Olympus. In Greek mythology, literature and art were given to the gods along with human bodies and characters - both good and bad - and just as ordinary men and women, they married, had children, fought, and in the stories of Greek mythology they directly intervened in human affairs. These traditions were first recounted only orally as there was no sacred text in Greek religion and later, attempts were made to put in writing
-History of Religion: Greek religion encompassed an aray of Gods such as Zeus (the leader of all Gods), Athena, Apollo, Hermes, Hera, Aphrodite, and Hades. They were all believed to have lived on Mount Olympus. In Greek mythology, literature and art were given to the gods along with human bodies and characters - both good and bad - and just as ordinary men and women, they married, had children, fought, and in the stories of Greek mythology they directly intervened in human affairs. These traditions were first recounted only orally as there was no sacred text in Greek religion and later, attempts were made to put in writing