Like all mythologies (christian, moslem, buddhist etc), greek mythology is completely false. However:
1. Greek mythology has better stories than most, written down by absolutely top quality authors- Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Sophocles... you just can't beat those guys.
2. The greek view of godhood is far more humanized than the hideous desert gods of the abrahamic religions. The greek gods are fallible, have quarrels etc. In actuality, they're more idealizations of human qualities than anything that a monotheist would recognize as a god.
3. Greek art is fantastic, and most of it is religious.
1. Greek mythology has better stories than most, written down by absolutely top quality authors- Homer, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Sophocles... you just can't beat those guys.
2. The greek view of godhood is far more humanized than the hideous desert gods of the abrahamic religions. The greek gods are fallible, have quarrels etc. In actuality, they're more idealizations of human qualities than anything that a monotheist would recognize as a god.
3. Greek art is fantastic, and most of it is religious.
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
