What did the Greeks believe about their Gods?

The Greeks believed in more than one  God and Goddess and they worshipped and prayed to many throughout their life.

   The Greeks prayed to a family of Gods called the Olympian Gods.

So, What did the Ancient Greeks believe them to be like?

• The Greeks believed that gods and goddesses watched over them. They believed the gods were like humans, but immortal and had powers.
• The family of gods and goddesses were believed to have lived in a palace above Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece.
• The Gods watched what the Greeks on Earth were doing and sometimes they interfered or changed what went on in Greece.  

                    Mount Olympus

   

3D Mount Olympus

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Questions 

What can you see? Is there any wildlife?

Is there more than one mountain peak?

Where is Mount Olympus located in Greece?
  



Map of Greece

Factfile

1. Mount Olympus is Greece's highest mountain.
2. The mountain has lots of plant and tree life, some very rare.
3. First person to climb Mount Olympus was Chridtos Kakalos in 1913 who reached the highest peak.
4. Today people from all over the world come to climb it.