what is the ancient greek religion called that they believed in the many gods, like Zeus?

Answer 1

Polytheisim, belief in many gods. The Greeks worshipped many gods in an attempt to explain their world. The study of Greek mythology and/or Roman mythology is very interesting and will come in handy for you when you study literature, especially poetry.

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Answer 2

Today we refer to it as Greek mythology or paganism. It was a polytheist religion, meaning it was comprised of many gods. The Greeks did not give it a name; they simply "spoke of their religious doings as 'ta theia' (literally, 'things having to do with the gods')." It didn't even cross their minds that there might have been other "religions" or even other gods, and thus, they didn't give their beliefs a "religious name" to differentiate it from other beliefs. In a time and age when their are many, many various religions and religious sects, it might be hard to comprehend this.

Maybe this will help:

"It is perhaps misleading to speak of "Greek religion." In the first place, the Greeks did not have a term for "religion" in the sense of a dimension of existence distinct from all others, and grounded in the belief that the gods exercise authority over the fortunes of human beings and demand recognition as a condition for salvation. The Greeks spoke of their religious doings as "ta theia" (literally, "things having to do with the gods"), but this loose usage did not imply the existence of any authoritative set of "beliefs." Indeed, the Greeks did not have a word for "belief" in either of the two senses familiar to us. Since the existence of the gods was a given, it would have made no sense to ask whether someone "believed" that the gods existed. On the other hand, individuals could certainly show themselves to be more or less mindful of the gods, but the common term for that possibility was "nomizein", a word related to "nomos" ("custom," "customary distribution," "law"); to nomizein the gods was to acknowledge their rightful place in the scheme of things, and to act accordingly by giving them their due. Some bold individuals could nomizein the gods, but deny that they were due some of the customary observances. But these customary observances were so highly unsystematic that it is not easy to describe the ways in which they were normative for anyone."

Answer 3

Polytheism

Answer 4

Polytheist, PolyDeuce
in comparison with that of Monotheist.

Answer 5

Were they Pagans?

Answer 6

pagan

Answer 7

polytheism

Answer 8

pantheism