In Greece, it isn’t unusual to see rituals, or people going to the top of the highest mountain to pray for rain. And may the rain bring a good harvest this upcoming season. Martin Persson Nilsson, a Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman scholar in religion even wrote that in his book Greek Folk Religion, ‘‘We are told in other places, also people went to the mountain of Zeus to pray for rain.’’ And when they held contests, plays and crafted jewelry, clothes and paintings, the main inspiration was the gods. A lot of time and money was spent building temples for their sacred gods. Temples in Ancient Greek society can be considered a major impact on society. The temples were a place of sacrifices and religious ceremonies. Somebody had to build the temples, and this created jobs for the citizens of Greece. It wasn’t a very stable job, but it was honorable to be trusted to build the sacred temples where the gods would reside. () …show more content…
The great Athena was a very popular, well-known Goddesses. Many people would pray and worship her if a battle would happen to occur. If the king decided he wanted a specially made cloth, the craftsmen would pray to Athena, because she was the goddess of crafts, wisdom, and military victory. The Goddesses Hera of fertility and marriage and gods would be given sacrifices in return for a healthy, loving marriage in hopes of a beautiful child. Because of the major importance, these goddesses played women had larger roles, given they still did the housework and took care of the children. However, compared to Athenian women, women of Sparta were allowed to own land, inherit money from wills, and were better educated. They were better educated because they were the ones who taught their sons before they were sent off to train for the