The ancient Greek gods, the immortal characters of Greek mythology, remain a fascination around the world as do their unusual ...

Compared to most historical religions, Dowden wrote, the Greek gods were “exceptionally anthropomorphic – they were ‘shaped like people.’” The canonical number of Olympians was 12, but sources ...

These gods were a bit like humans ... People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived high above ...