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How Does Greek Religion Affect Society

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Greek Religion and its Effects on Society, Government, and Social Habits
Cameron Montesano
Boulder Creek High School

Abstract
The topic of this paper is Greek religion. The purpose of research is to gain more knowledge of the history of Greek religion as well as how it has affected future religions and societies. All research done for this project has been done online, the majority of sources coming from azlibrary.gov which is one of the most trustable sites I’ve come across. An overwhelmingly large amount of information was able to be found on this topic so resources was not a problem for research. I thought it would be best to focus on the gods since they played the largest role in Greek mythology and religion, and …show more content…

Today it’s just myths and stories, but back in the B.C.’s it was taken very seriously by the Greeks. Greek religion and mythology is important to know about as it has played a large role in history as well as ancient Greece civilizations. It is so important that it is still commonly referenced today in media such as movies and books.
The number of gods and goddesses that exist in Greek mythology is uncountable, but there are twelve major ones. These ones are seen as the most important of the gods and goddesses, or the most relevant of them.
Greek Gods
Zeus is the most recognizable name in Greek mythology. In his origin he was thought to be the sky god, bringing weather changes. He eventually became the god of gods due to development in the mythology according to John M. Wickersham in Zues (2000). More officially, he was the “god of law and social order” (Wickersham, 2000). He was an important god because of his role in the stories about the titans, who were believed to rule before gods. The story of the titans says that Zeus was the sixth son of the titans’ chief, Cronus, and he was the only son that

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