What is Ancient Greek polytheism?

In the ancient Greek world, religion was personal, direct, and present in all areas of life. read more

1) Ancient = very old, 2) Greek = from Greece, 3) poly = multiple, 4) theism = worshipping a supreme and powerful, heavenly leader. Gathering back the word components into a more understandable sentence entity. read more

Ancient Greek theology was polytheistic, based on the assumption that there were many gods and goddesses. There was a hierarchy of deities, with Zeus, the king of the gods, having a level of control over all the others, although he was not almighty. read more

Reconstructionist polytheists apply scholarly disciplines such as history, archaeology and language study to revive ancient, traditional religions that have been fragmented, damaged or even destroyed, such as Norse Paganism, Greek Paganism, Celtic polytheism and others. read more