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Mediterranen Polythe
Polytheism in Greece and Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the Greeks and Romans worship? | A pantheon of gods and goddesses |
| What did each god and goddess represent? | An important aspect of Mediterranean like like Love, Wisdom, the Sea, and War |
| What did the Greeks and Romans believe about their gods and goddesses emotions? | They believed they had the same emotions as humans and engaged with each other and humans in troublesome ways. |
| What did these beliefs about their gods and goddesses lead to? | The development of a rich mythological literary tradition. |
| What did Greeks and Romans do to appease their gods and goddesses? | They constructed monumental architecture like the Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome and the development of complex state run rituals that helped justify the power of the government. |
| Essentially where did Roman religion originate from? | Cultural diffusion from Greece, however it did develop some unique attributes. |
| Roman emperors often did what after death? | Deified |
| What did Roman Emperors sometimes do with their loved ones in relation to their religion? | They would add them to their pantheon of gods. |
| What is an example of an Emperor deifying a loved one? | The Emperor Hadrian ordered the deification of his close companion Antinous after his death in 130 CE. |