Importance of gods and goddesses in greek theatre
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Explanation:
The Greeks believed in gods and goddesses who, they thought, had control over every part of people's lives. The Ancient Greeks believed that they had to pray to the gods for help and protection, because if the gods were unhappy with someone, then they would punish them. They made special places in their homes and temples where they could pray to statues of the gods and leave presents for them.
The Greeks had a different god for almost everything. They imagined that the gods lived together, as a family, up on the top of Mount Olympus. They did not see them as perfect, but just like people. In the Greek myths the gods argue, fall in love, get jealous of each other and make mistakes.
Some of the most important Greek gods were:
Zeus, the leader of the gods, in charge of rain and the sky
Hera, Zeus's wife, was the goddess of marriage and childbirth
Poseidon, the god of the sea
Aphrodite, the goddess of love
Hades, the god of the Underworld, where the dead lived
Ares, god of war and battle
There are many famous Greek myths and legends. Some of them are reused in stories and films today!
In one, a woman called Pandora opens up a box full of all the bad things in the world, and lets them out.
Theseus and the Minotaur tells the story of a prince who chases a monster through a labyrinth to save the woman he loves.
In another tale, two inventors called Icarus and Daedalus try to build wings so they can fly away from prison.
Perhaps the most exciting is Perseus and the Gorgon in which a man called Perseus has to kill a woman who can turn people to stone just by looking at them!