comparing greek gods to christianity?

Question

what are some examples of their similarities; both can be vengeful gods (poseidons rath on odysseus, and Jesus threatening anyone who does not accept him as a savior; what are some other aspects of vengefulness and other ways they can be compared

please no response from devout christians about how they are entirely different, because i realize that, i want to know there simliarities

Answer 1

I am not a Christian, but I am going to have to say that the question you ask is all dependent on where you are coming from and where you want to go with this. And as for what you are comparing... question is, do we attribute these "emotions" to the gods, or is this just a way we "dumb down" to our level what the gods do so we can better understand them?

The Gods of the Greeks seem to thrive on being together, be it testing each other in battle, or playing mind games, or the romance aspect. Actually, if you look at the Gods of the Greeks, they seem to be more human than "godlike" in many respects, giving rise to some consideration as to where we got our emotional aspects. Do we mirror the gods, or do the gods mirror us?

Yes, Poseidon is wrathful with Odysseus, but Odysseus blinded his son, Polyphemus while insulting him. I believe Poseidon would have forgiven Odysseus had he not added insults to the injury.

The Greek Gods all allow man to worship whichever of them they choose. While they do vie for attention, they do not resent worship of another of their pantheon.

The God of the Christians seems to be a loner, however. He demands exclusivity, having them enter into a covenant with him, declaring him exclusive in their worship. Thou shall have no other gods but me. He also seems to think that his returning to earth will mark the end of this earth, but seeing as he does acknowledge other gods with his first commandment, it seems we have an issue here... will the other gods allow him to destroy what they too have a stake in?

We may have some shared human qualities that we attribute to the Gods, or godlike qualities we share as we are made in their image, be they Christian or Greek. They can all be loving Gods and Goddesses, they can all be forgiving of our transgressions and they do all aid us in our time of need when we ask them. And yes, they seem to have temper tantrums or be vengeful. But I think the concept of giving the Gods emotions... again, is this where we attribute these things so we can understand a concept that is beyond us, or do the Gods have emotions at all?

Are the gods vengeful, or is that how one person translates what happened in a particular situation? And is mythology an accurate portrayal of the gods and goddesses, or are they lesson stories, like much of the bible. Is there a mix of history and myth-tory here and you are looking to attribute fiction as reality.

Comparisons of similarities? I think not, except in the most general of terms.

Answer 2

So much misinformation in one post! Let's break it down "Christianity does not make outrageous claims about monsters." Talking snakes, demons, dragons, unicorns, giant fish that eat people, talking donkeys, behemoths and great beasts with many heads and horns... "Greek Mythology has claims that can be rebutted. They thought the world was flat. They thought that Zeus lived on top of Mt. Olympus". The Greeks were the ones who discovered the world was round. They didn't believe that Zeus lived on top of the literal Mt. Olympus--they belived that the Gods lived on a spiritual plane called Mt Olympus, and the actual mountain is named after that. Besides, the Jews thought that God lived on Mount Sinai. "It does have stories in it which may or may not have happened, but these stories are backed up by archeological evidence." Hardly. Modern archeology was founded on the search for Troy and Minos--both of which were found using Greek mythology and both provide more archeological "proof" for Greek Pagan religion that decades of intensive archeological research in the Holy Land. "Also, the God of the Bible is all about love. He is compassionate and fair. The Greek gods were spiteful and immoral." Obviously you never read the OT. Besides, this argument proves nothing--"My God must be true because He's nicer than yours" is hardly a convincing argument. Many of the Greek Gods were much nicer than the biblical one (Persephone for one). As for the argument "how come no-one worships the Greek Gods anymore", you are showing your ignorance. Thousands of Hellenic Pagans still worships the Greek Gods.

Answer 3

Is 24:23. And the moon shall blush, and the sun shall be ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem, and shall be glorified in the sight of his ancients.

The Greek Gods came from the Nephilim which is spoken about in Genesis Chapter 6, offspring of angels who sinned. They were evil and the Lord destroyed the earth by flood.

Now they reign in Hell. So how do you expect that I could compare goodness with evil? If the Lord gets angry, he is angry with righteousness not with a malicious will, but with goodness, not with envy and hatred, but with a jealous guard of this precious children of His.

Does that help? Do not believe in every vision, because those evil ones who can solicit visions from the soul and the mind can compare evil to good and predict a drunken, distorted response.
Call upon God to keep your mind sound and your senses straight.
So that in every instant you are ready with your wits about you.

Answer 4

The Greeks said"the gods are fickle".
Christians say: "God works in Mysterious ways".

Apollo was called 'the good Shepard' and was the son of Zeus, the chief Deity.

Jesus had a human form; this goes against Judaic beliefs. More like greek and roman

Answer 5

There is NO comparison as God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) are true. Greek "gods" are not. Ergo, no true similarities. If you didn't want an answer like this, you should have posted your question on the philosophy or mythology page. Merry Christmas.

Answer 6

they are both dominated by a single, patriarchal figure who, back in the day, was known for letting his wrath fly at the drop of a dime.

Answer 7

Greek Gods are party animals Christ is a party pooper

Answer 8

They are all imaginary? ;)

edit: Wow Jean M brought the crazy in extra strength. Bravo!

Answer 9

The Greek gods you speak of are idols.Jesus Christ is not.

Jesus Christ walked the earth.Greek gods are idols.

I see no similarities.Sorry.
Peace.

Answer 10

It does not matter,Ther is only one god bless Allah and Mohamed who is his prophet