ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Opines that the gods and goddesses from the myths represent human nature: they get jealous, angry, and sometimes mislead by greed. they possess supernatural power, the only aspect that separates them from human.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Greeks created gods in the image of humans; that is, their gods had many human qualities even though they were gods. The gods constantly fought among themselves, behaved irrationally and unfairly, and were often jealous of each other. Zeus, the king of the gods, was rarely faithful to his wife Hera.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Greeks believed in gods and goddesses who, they thought, had control over every part of people’s lives. The Ancient Greeks believed that they had to pray to the gods for help and protection, because if the gods were unhappy with someone, then they would punish them.

Detailed explanation-4: -A young Greek Goddess, Petra, the goddess of emotion, is born with the gift to feel every single being’s emotions, but not her own.

Detailed explanation-5: -How this page begins: “The Greeks believed that gods and goddesses watched over them. These gods were a bit like humans, but they lived forever and were much more powerful. They felt human emotions, like love, anger and jealousy, and they did not always behave themselves."