Greek Gods's Role In Greek Culture

Although these were false gods, the Greek gods played a huge role in greek culture. In ancient Greece these gods were apart of their everyday lives. The Greeks beliefs and traditions were all inspired by the Greek gods in different ways. They held city festivals and sporting and artistic competitions to praise the gods for all they did for them. They built temples for the gods so that they could worship them, and surprisingly many of the temples are still up today. Many looked for signs from the gods, hoping that they would reveal what the future held. The gods gave meaning to their everyday lives. These gods have shaped art and literature for thousands of years. An example is Renaissance paintings and writings like Dante’s Inferno. These gods can influence almost anyone because of how often they are still used. A famous Greek goddess is the goddess Nike. People also used to call her Victoria, but she is most known by Nike. Nike is the goddess of victory. She is believed to be the daughter of Pallas and Styx. Sometimes on trophies the goddess will be on there, since she represents victory. In
Zeus was known to be the king of all the gods. He was also the god of the sky. Some also call Zeus Jupiter. Many believe that Zeus holds up the Earth. When Zeus was born his father had planned on swallowing him, but before he could his mother hid him in a cave, which is now known as “The Cave of Zeus.” Zeus is used in the modern day world in many ways. The planet Jupiter is named after him. This is the largest planet in our solar system, so it makes sense as to why they named it after him. It is the largest planet, just like how Zeus was the largest, most powerful god. Zeus also had a famous brother. His brother was Poseidon. Poseidon was known to be the god of the sea. Poseidon’s other name was Neptune. Poseidon is used today in many different seafood themed places. They also named the planet Neptune after