The Influence Of Gods On Ancient Greek Culture

What did change however was the importance of certain gods. Gods of the arts and those of a softer nature took a backseat to the war gods in relevance when the romans rose to power. Gods such as Ares took a prime role in the culture while once massively important gods like aphrodite took a back seat when converted into the roman culture. On the topic of comparison simple comparing the goddess and gods of the norse people to most other mythologies you see some stark contrast. The gods of most cultures are immortal beings that have been and will always be that isn't the case with the nordic people. Norse gods are not immortal, the death of all the gods is even foretold in norse mythology as the great final battle of ragnorok. Most other cultures would have a problem with the fact that their gods would one day die and they would be left alone. Its especially unthinkable in greek culture since the gods themselves bring the sun into the sky each day. But the nordic people don't see weakness in death as long as you're on the battlefield when you die since. Since even the gods themselves will one day die in what they see as glorious combat they can do no less. This …show more content…
It has taken a vital role in shaping ancient history. As people once fought wars over christianity and islam so too did these belief systems throw entire countries into change. There was a day when kings and generals would wait for certain constellations to be above before going to war since they believed the stars were a way for the gods to communicate with use. This is to the detriment of some like the ancient grecian king whom when he saw a solar eclipse before a battle he halted the attack for a week since he thought the gods were displeased. This in turn gave his enemy proper time to prepare for the assault and he lost what should have been an easy victory. Mythology’s reach extend par past ancient