From prehistoric times to the beginning of the 4th century A.C., the Greeks, followed by the Romans, worshipped gods and goddesses who, tradition said, dwelled on the untrod heights of Mt.Olympos. The ancient Greeks gave their deities human form and characteristics, including also human weaknesses. Τhey also provided them with symbols, so that they could be recognised by all. They imagined the gods as living in a family environment, happy, immortal, and always young, in the palaces of Zeus on Mt. Olympos. They were imagined as eating, drinking and enjoying music. It was thought that they received the offerings and sacrifices of men and that they discussed the matters of gods and humans. They could even live in the sanctuaries and temples built for them by human hands and they could interfere directly in human lives.
Who and how many were the Olympian gods?
The ancient Greeks believed that the great gods were twelve in number; Zeus, and his siblings Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and Hestia together with his children, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Ares, Hermes and Hephaistus. Many times the position of Hestia, as is in this game, is taken by Dionysus who was very beloved to gods and men.
Play with the gods!
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