CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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the worship of Zeus alone
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the belief in oracles
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the belief in the underworld
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the worship of both Athena and Ares
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ancient Greek religion was an ancient polytheistic religion that focused on rituals and temples and was present in everyday life. Festivals and sporting competitions to honor the many gods were common within this Greek religion. They believed in a plethora of gods and that each god ruled over a domain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ares Is the Greek God of War Ares is most famously known as the God of War. He was the first child of Zeus and Hera, and had a further three siblings: Eileithyia, Hebe and Hephaestus. Athena, the goddess of war, was his half-sister.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ares and Athena They are half-siblings who share Zeus as their father; however, Ares’ mother is Hera, and Athena’s mother is Metis. While Athena, also known by Athene, is the goddess of wisdom and Ares is specifically the god of war, both are widely known, mythological war gods.
Detailed explanation-4: -His cult object was an iron sword. The “Scythian Ares” was offered blood-sacrifices (or ritual killings) of cattle, horses and “one in every hundred human war-captives", whose blood was used to douse the sword. Statues, and complex platform-altars made of heaped brushwood were devoted to him.