Did they worship greek gods and goddess'? it doesnt matter the place because i am writing a novel and it is not a real world but I was still wondering....
2007-07-23 07:52:45 · 9 answers · asked by Girl Who Needs Answers 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Not as such. The caveat is that the Church generated saints by the thousands, and many of them were Greek or Roman deities in an earlier incarnation. St. Dionysius was Dionysus, St. Patrick the Roman Father Liberty (whose festival day happens to be the same day), and of course, Jesus as the Sun God. Since nowhere in the NT is the birthday of Jesus given, the Church assigned it to Dec. 25th, the same birthday as Dionysus, Sol Invictus, Osiris, and so forth.
For a very interesting take on this see "The Encyclopedia of Women's Myths and Secrets" by Barbara Walker. Also see the 2 volume set "Adonis, Attis and Osiris" by Sir James George Frazer.
Many practices survivied. The mistletoe at Yule was a sacred herb to the Sky Father (because it only grew on oak trees) and the berries, which are white, were the sperm of the Sky Father. People used to do a lot more than kiss under the mistletoe!
2007-07-23 08:21:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They did Christianity BUT..The Celts In Medieval Scotland and Ireland worshiped the Celtic Gods. Think about that. The Celtic Gods and Goddesses. Some was Christian. Some were Pagan.
2007-07-23 16:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by ancestorhunter29 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The vast majority of people of the Middle Ages were pretty much Catholic, with a few pagan exceptions that worshiped Norse Gods or the earth or spirits in some far-reaching areas. This is assuming you mean Europe, of course. Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and the American spiritual worship all existed in their respective parts of the world, too. No one, however, worshiped Greek gods and goddesses anymore.
2007-07-23 15:01:25 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. The "Greek" gods were worshiped in Ancient Greece up until about 150 BC. However, their legacy lived on with the Romans, who adopted the Greek god as their own, but renamed them (e.g. Zeus became Jupiter, Apollo became Mars, etc.)
The Roman Empire worshiped these Gods up until Constantine, who converted the empire to Christianity in 324 AD.
Therefore, by the time the Middle Ages started, which was the 7th Century, Europeans were Christian.
2007-07-23 15:09:17 · answer #4 · answered by Erich Einluger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Greek and Roman gods were long since past when the medieval age came around.
2007-07-23 15:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by Icon 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No one in medieval Europe would have done this without fear of being tortured for paganism. Christianity was the religion of medieval Europe.
2007-07-23 14:58:33 · answer #6 · answered by UncleThadd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the medieval ages they worshiped God and Jesus they were mostly catholic and christian.
2007-07-23 14:57:43 · answer #7 · answered by bamf_in_football 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most people in Europe at that time are already Christians. they already have saints and popes. try to watch movies like brave heart, kingdom of heaven, king Arthur, first knight, etc. any movie about kings, knights, and monarchies. it will help you a lot!
2007-07-23 15:03:31 · answer #8 · answered by o2c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church was dominant. There were also Christians, Jews and Muslims.
2007-07-23 15:00:16 · answer #9 · answered by staisil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋