Apollo and Artemis

When the ancient Greek craftsmen and builders toiled away in 550 BC, they knew that their labors would not be in vain; they knew that they would be blessed. To the early Greeks, the legends of the Greek gods were more than legends; they were beliefs that most Greeks shared. Greek mythology is a mystery that captures the imagination of many people. The stories are wonderful and amazing and are still not fully realized for their …

…were viewed as these powerful, larger humans who had control over them and to make them happy you had to worship them with praise and sacrifice. As time went by the later Greeks viewed them as good moral stories and found them entertaining, but certainly didn’t fear them. These myths and legends were picked up by the Romans and changed around, but unlike the Greeks most believed these legends until the Roman Empire collapsed.