re not all powerful and not all knowledgeable (unlike Christians’ God who is omnipotent and omniscient). Although there was no Devil, each god had his or her fallings. Gods suffered pain and could not change or control the fate of humans. This anthropomorphic feature of Greek religion was comforting to humans because it gave them a way to explain their own behavior and fallings. Gods are not perfect so humans are not expected to be. This religious system was immoral. It was not based on a set of moral values that had to be followed (like the Ten Commandments). Different gods had different demands and expectations from humans. So how do humans distinguish what is right and what is wrong? By being responsible and choosing their actions wisely! Although this opens the door to tragedy, it is a manifestation of the power of the human spirit and its freedom of choice [4]. Although the Olympian religion emphasized the limits of humans, the religious and mysterious Eleusian and Orphic Mysteries offered the Greeks a sense of immortality (rebirth), a comfort to the fact that humans die. These mysteries were an aim to overcome the fear of death and achieve a spiritual purification (resurrection). And they seemed to be successful at that as the participants to these mysteries returned from their pilgrimage full of joy and happiness and with the fear of death diminished. ...
