What criteria was used to finally say the greek Gods are myths?
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The Greek Gods were believed to live on top of Mount Olympus. At that time it was not feasible to go to the top of Olympus and make a definitive assessment that there were no gods up there. In the modern era, we have been able to ascertain this beyond any reasonable doubt.\n\nWe have also been able to ascertain beyond reasonable doubt that 1) the universe is a lot more than 6,000 years old; 2) the earth is not the center of the universe, or even the solar system; 3) for God to sit above the circle of the world (Isaiah 40:22) is geometrically and geographically impossible; 4) having only one human parent is genetically impossible, and anyway, there are much more compelling explanations for a child being born less than 9 months after his parents' wedding; and 5) in the absence of a coroner, it's pretty easy to decide someone is dead, and then have them come back to life without a miracle. \n\nSo to most educated people in the modern world, such religions are already considered mythology. It's just that there are still an awful lot of uneducated people in the world, who still cling to their superstitious belief structures in the face of overwhelming evidence. They will probably continue to do so for many years to come.
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I think you're referring to Norse mythology, which was sort of a religion.  Here's a link to give you a good bit of info.
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Wrong section to post this question.\n\nTry re-posting in Mythology and Folklore.\n\nPeace.
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Unfortunately, I don't think there is. Of course I haven't read "every" myth. But quickly thinking of Illiad, Odyssey, Ovid's Metamorphosis, Sophocles, even the Aeneid, there aren't any moments where the muses are main characters. \n\nOften in greek mythology, *forces* are represented as living beings. For example, love personified as Amor or Cupid. The muses are no different. They represent the uncontrollable and unpredictable nature of creativity and artistry. There are several muses, each with an area of expertise. \n\nIn many of our modern translations of the ancient myths, we see the opening line as "Sing in me, oh Muse..." This is a request by the ancient storyteller to the Muse, for inspiration and guidance in his upcoming performance (the telling of the myth/story). So, in a way, it could be argued (delicately) that the Muses are the center piece of every story or myth.
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Because otherwise, every mythology discussion would turn into a religious debate!\n\nSeriously, though, religion and spirituality may have roots in mythology and there may be ties, but they are two separate things.  Religion and spirituality is about belief systems, higher powers, etc.  Mythology and folklore is Homer's Odyssey, ancient Egyptian myths and even more modern mythology...things of that nature.
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Je-zeus is the one true myth.
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If God is a myth then he cannot be from any planet since mythical characters by definition are not real.\n\nIf "in ancient myth" is removed from the question the answer is yes, if he exists, unless you believe God originates on this planet, which would seem to contradict most if not all deistic beliefs.\n\nMy point is that really, almost all conceptions of God are that he does not originate on earth, is therefore "from another planet", and thus an alien. The next question is, "are we aliens too?"
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the characters are based on Greek mythology
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Greek Reconstructionism\nhttp://www.hellenion.org/\nhttp://www.sponde.com/\nhttp://www.elaion.org/\n\nThey attempt to honor Greek Gods in a way that reflects the ancient Greek cultures as accurately as possible in our modern world.  Like any other Pagan Reconstructionist, they are an excellent source for accurate information concerning the culture of the peoples who once worshiped their deities.
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Whether there is or isn't a god, the fact is you ARE allowed to search for the truth, and so those who object on religious grounds would not be speaking for whatever god may actually exist.\n\nWhich is precisely why some people prefer to be called agnostics, because their objections are to the religious depictions of a god, and the rules that supposedly come from that source, rather than to the existence of some supreme force or being per se.\n\nMost important, in my view, is to object to depictions of a creator god, as again this implies rules exist in nature that are inconsistent with science as we know it.  Mythology is one thing, but a belief that regards that mythology as true because one wants it to be true is not consistent with the type of search for the truth that you are advocating by this question.
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Zeus - god-father of the Olympian gods/goddesses eg Apollo, Artemis etc\nHades - brother of Zeus and god of the Underworld\n\n"In Greek mythology, Hades (the "unseen"), the god of the underworld, was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three older sisters, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera, as well as two younger brothers, Poseidon and Zeus: together they accounted for half of the Olympian gods"
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Greek is a language...
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Actually there are Greeks that still worship the Gods of the old religion( including Poseidon!)! Check the following sites!
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can I point out that all four of them are fiction stories with fiction heroes.......they ARE mythology.
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If I believed a thing was a myth, that would automatically mean I didn't believe in it.  If I believed in something, then I would automatically say it was not a myth.  Atheists believe God is a myth, Christians do not.  I think your question is a paradox.
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Why is this question in the mythology section?\n\nI recomend a search engine.
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Ancient Greece offers us a wealth in all the areas you listed. Their dramas are still pertinent to this day ie the conflict of divided loyalties as presented in Sophocles "Antigone". We can learn much about human nature by exploring the mythology created by the Greeks as they sought to explain humans and their existence. They produced beautiful as well as utilitarian structures that celebrated life. They became a spring board for the developing mythologies of the East as they endeavored to portray deities as more accessible and supportive.