The Wisdom of Mount Olympus. Polytheism.
The manifestation of a democratic society is appropriately credited to the Ancient Greeks. The City-State, Representative Governing, the philosophical recognition of the importance of debate and the public exchange of differences, are all concepts unearthed by the Ancient Greeks. The concept was so revolutionary that it nurtured, Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. Historically transcendent Philosophers that predate Jesus. The worship of the Greek gods of Mount Olympus starts around 3000BC, approximately 2700 years before the great philosopher Plato. I feel that it is extremely dismissive or naive to ignore the role that Greek Polytheism played in formulating the philosophical mind of Giants. Consider…. Mount Olympus was comprised of 12 principal gods. Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Ares, Apollo, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, and Zeus. A celestial governing body, not unlike Parliament. For 3000 years Greece was a Polytheistic Society where many citizens may have align...