tinies of the heroes. They would seduce both man and woman, because they were all jealous of one another and that was a great part of the Greek way of life. The Greeks thought it was all right to love either sex, because they thought it was normal to share what they felt. One of the most famous tales is that of Hercules, as he is the son of Zeus and a mortal woman that Zeus seduced so he could have a son to be a hero. Hercules is the god of strength and courage, but he did not become a god right away, because the other gods would not except him, because he was made a god by the seducing of a woman. Zeus would change his form and shape, he would become a winged horse, or any animal, and he would appear as a young man with unbelievable looks. Aphrodite the god of love and a symbol of beauty would help people fall in love and help Zeus find young woman and man so he could have sex with either one. Hera was known to be jealous of all Zeus's fooling around so she would try to get him back, but Zeus did not care.The gods were great in stature and great in powers so they did not live in a heaven like the god we know of today, but they live on a mountain. It was not just any ordinary mountain, but it was the biggest mountain in all of Greece and it was called Mt. Olympus. Olympus had a gate like the one in our religion today, but you wouldn't go there when you die, because they believed you would find peace in your afterlife as they had a heaven. The mountain was not just a home for the gods, but it was up high for the gods to look down on the mortals. The gods did not set any certain standards for mankind, but they were to live life to the fullest. Another unique thing about the Greek gods was they didn't set any guidelines to worship them, and they didn't have any codes of law to follow.The Romans looked up to the Greeks, because they lived life to the fullest and they were a caring society, not won to start a war, but one to sit ...
