HIS 191 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ancient Greek Religion, Mithraism, Atheism
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The varieties of the pagan religious experience : Zeus/jupiter : is the sky and thunder god in ancient greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of mount olympus. Hera/juno : sister wife of zeus, known for marriage and childbirth. She was born full as an adult in armor. The cult was different everywhere. (cult : the way she was worshipped. ) Poseidon/neptune : god of the seas, oceans and earthquakes. Apollo : god of music and good looks. Eleusis and its mysteries : there were a series of events that took place twice a year and listened, you would be brought into the cult of demeter and her daughter. Isis & osiris : isis - sister husband of osiris. The cult of isis is the closest thing to a church. You have to follow guidelines to make it to be one with isis, this was a secure afterlife. Brought the wisdom of heaven down to earth.
