Greco-roman traditions interactions between god and ma

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The period is taken to begin with the first documentation of homer’s Greek poetry in the 8th BC, going through the beginning and spread of Christianity and to the deterioration of the Empire Rome. It ends with the disbandment of classical beliefs and culture and the beginning of the middle ages of AD 500-1000. The Greco-Roman period made significant contributions to the world of religion and philosophy, to understanding the relationship between God and man, and to the understanding of reality, nature, knowledge, and contemporary moral values. The religion of the Greco Roman period was largely polytheistic, characterized by many gods, each with its purpose and narrative. The Greek specifically had developed stores myths and narratives which explained how their gods came into being and which natural phenomena they controlled.

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Individuals and communities would come together at sanctuaries to offer sacrifices to their gods, depending on the situation. For instance, if a wife was finding it difficult to conceive, the husband would offer a sacrifice to the goddess of fertility, Demeter (Stephen et al. The Greek religion, and later the Roman faith, had no specially constructed or written set of behaviors like there is with modern religions such as Christianity and Islamic faith. Each citizen was free to decide how they preferred to live, as they were not forcefully required to subscribe to a specific god or deity. However, everybody was supposed to participate in the publicly declared official worship ceremonies (Hunt, 120). From the 6th century BC to the end of the classical Greece period and the beginning of the middle age, Greco roman culture served as the dominant philosophical and religious system of the west.

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