Ongoing Influence of the greek religion
The religious practices and beliefs of the Ancient Greek people continue to fascinate us today. It is one of the most heavily studied religions throughout history, and even the names of gods continue to live on through both the original Greek and the Roman adaption. We can see this by the names of our planets. Uranus was the original ruler of the universe, Mars is the roman adaptation of the Greek war god Ares, Jupiter is Aphrodite and so on and so forth.
This fascination has even extended to computer games, with titles such as Age of Mythology exploring the workings of Ancient Greek society in an electronic format. We also see novels such as those in the Percy Jackson series, which focus on the life of a young demigod boy, the son of Poseidon, and is set in the modern day world. The world of film has also delved into Hellenic religion, with titles such as Clash of the Titans exploring gods and heroes from the ancient world.
Due to the widespread influence of Greece, and later Rome on the world of their day, their religious practices spread and became ingrained in the imaginations of the people they encountered. This has aided in it’s survival to the present day in a form we can study and analyse.
Finally, the world’s hunger for ancient literature ensures that classics from writers such as Homer have become a part of our literary consciousness. These are incredibly significant texts that form a large part of the study of Greek Religion as well as it’s wider culture.
Ancient Greek religion and its pantheon of endlessly fascinating gods and mythology is still very much alive in the world today, through the investigation of historians and religious people, as well as ordinary people who find a great deal to be learned from the ways of the past. There is no doubt that the religion was influential in it’s day, and in different ways, it is still influential today.
This fascination has even extended to computer games, with titles such as Age of Mythology exploring the workings of Ancient Greek society in an electronic format. We also see novels such as those in the Percy Jackson series, which focus on the life of a young demigod boy, the son of Poseidon, and is set in the modern day world. The world of film has also delved into Hellenic religion, with titles such as Clash of the Titans exploring gods and heroes from the ancient world.
Due to the widespread influence of Greece, and later Rome on the world of their day, their religious practices spread and became ingrained in the imaginations of the people they encountered. This has aided in it’s survival to the present day in a form we can study and analyse.
Finally, the world’s hunger for ancient literature ensures that classics from writers such as Homer have become a part of our literary consciousness. These are incredibly significant texts that form a large part of the study of Greek Religion as well as it’s wider culture.
Ancient Greek religion and its pantheon of endlessly fascinating gods and mythology is still very much alive in the world today, through the investigation of historians and religious people, as well as ordinary people who find a great deal to be learned from the ways of the past. There is no doubt that the religion was influential in it’s day, and in different ways, it is still influential today.