The Ancient Greeks practiced polytheism, the worship of many gods. There were 12 chief gods that were worshipped by all of the Greeks but each polis had their own personal god who looked out for them; for example Athens had Athena. Furthermore, several occupations within each polis had a god looking out for them as well. ... Greek religion emphasized ritual over belief. ... People living in the same polis had a strong sense of loyalty to one another because they celebrated the same God within the polis. ...

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According to Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan God who was spared imprisonment due to the fact that he chose not to fight in the war waged against the Olympians. ... Prometheus shaped and molded man from the mud beneath his feet and the Goddess Athena breathed life into his clay creations. ... Shelley called her readers to pinpoint connections between two great figures such as Victor Frankenstein's monster and the mythological Titan God Prometheus. ... Likewise in the Greek myth, Prometheus also gives life to his creations and just like Victor he molds them into what he believes to ...

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Gilgamesh is two thirds God and one thirds man (Epic of Gilgamesh Chapter 6), a product of intercourse and relationship between and God. ... In the case of god Ea, he comes as a helper to Utnapishtim despite the collective anger of the gods towards man an action that demonstrates some kind of affection and hope shared between man and god. ... Both epics also shed light on the very central theme of fate and destiny found in both Greek and Mesopotamian culture and practices. ... The first of which involved Hera's offer to Paris in which she asks him to pick between Aphrodite and Athena ...

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Agamemnon was forced to return Chrysies because of a plague that Apollo sent against the Greeks for refusing to allow Chrysies to be ransomed to her father, so he decided to take Briseis away from Achilles. ... Another difference from today's definition of arête and the Iliad's definition of arête is that during the Iliad's time period getting help from an outside force or a God was seen as a honor and not as cheating like it is in today's sports. For example when Achilles receives a powerful shield from Athena this is seen as an honorable gift that can only be given from...

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