They worshiped many Gods whom they believed appeared in human form and yet were endowed with superhuman strength and ageless beauty. Votives were gifts offered to the Gods by their worshippers. Sacrifices were also thought of as gifts to the Gods. ... According to the Homeric belief, when a person died, his or her vital breath or psyche left the body to enter the palace of Hades, king of the dead. ...

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