1.1 The Gods

Question 1

What are the two key words to remember when describing both Greek and Roman ‘religion’

Answer 1

Greek: Hiera ‘holy affairs’
Roman: Religio ‘the correct worship of the state gods’
This is because you didn’t just believe in the gods it was about actions and physical worship

Question 2

What is Polytheism?

Answer 2

Poly meaning many and Theos meaning gods it simply means many gods
As both the Roman’s and Greek had hundreds of gods with their own unique skills

Question 3

What is Anthropomorphism ?

Answer 3

So this one is a bit long but remember
Anthropos means human and Morphe means form

Question 4

How does Anthropomorphism relate to the Roman and Greek gods?

Answer 4

By looking and acting like humans they where more relatable to both societies further more it explained the relationship between gods and the G’s and R’s
As the gods where to be honored and revered as they too could be happy, angry, generous or selfish, Medici fun or vengeful

Question 5

What is an epithet ?

Answer 5

Word or phrase applied to the gods to describe a quality or skill

Question 6

What where the chief gods know as?

Answer 6

The Olympians, believed to live on top of mount Olympus. An exception to this is Hades because he lives in the underworld