Greek festivals were one unique way the Greeks were impacted by the Gods. Every season in Athens, the citizens would prepare a festival to honor them. The festivals held plays to honor the Pantheon that were either solely humorous or religious, and every two years with the winter and summer Olympic Games to honor Zeus. Each of the festivities of a play, sport, or even singing, had one winner. The winners would be praised because the Greeks were proud to be victorious, especially in sports and contests that had to do with honoring the Gods.
Another unique way the Gods shaped the lives of the Greeks was that the citizens had built statues, monuments, and buildings to honor and worship them and to live their lives according to the Gods as they