The most important one of all was Zeus, the king of the gods and the god of the heavens. ... This is most evident in Homer's The Odyssey. ... " Look how the gods have changed their minds about- while I was off with my Ethiopians. ... He intends to trap them all in his cave and feast on them to his heart's content. ... These creatures tend to be female characters in literature. ...
In this paper, I will examine ancient beliefs about demons, the Devil, and sources of evil in order to better understand the question of evil in today's world. ... At the same time, before I can enter into a discussion about Greek and Roman daemonology, I must first discuss some of the earliest beliefs in demons that would later influence Greek and Roman beliefs. ... Not only do all gods exhibit both good and evil qualities but they also possess both ouranic (heavenly) and chthonic (underworld) characters, the latter being more often associated with evil (Russell 1977, 123). Brenk notes t...
Over 5 million years ago, primates walked on all fours. ... The stone structures that are found around Europe tell the story of what is most known about that period of time. It shows that the people led a lifestyle that included agriculture, curiosity about nature and a developed political structure that was needed to organize the building of these structures. ... His wicked brother Seth stood for all of the bad things in life including the desert, nighttime, the foreigner, disorder, and warfare. ... All officials did everything in his name, and conducted their duties subject to his pleasur...
