• it’s where the state (or in this case, the city-state) is ruled by its citizens rule is based on citizenship majority rule decides vote in the agora, citizens argued, made speeches, then voted with white stones (yes) / black stones (no it was first practiced in Athens under Cleisthenes by around 500 BCE What is unique about the Greeks’ relationship with their gods is the interaction with humans
    Poseidon (god of the sea) interfered with Odysseus trying to return home Aphrodite (goddess of love) had lovers of both gods and men Dionysus (god of wine) was son of Zeus (a god) and of Semele (a human princess) and on and on and on Zeus - ruler of heaven and earth; father of Athena; god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice. Had a temper and was known to hurl thunderbolts.Goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare (and peace), intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts. She was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored. A special patron of heroes - such as Odysseus. She was the patron of Athens (the city was named after her). Apollo - god of music, arts, knowledge, healing Zeus was his father, Artemis was his twin sister he’s associated with the sun, his sister with the moon Poseidon - god of the sea, rivers, floods, earthquakes brother of Zeus, king of the sea and waters Aphrodite - goddess of love, beauty, desire, sexuality her lovers included Ares (god of war), Adonis (demi-god of desire), and Anchises (a mortal who fathered a baby) Demeter - goddess of grain, harvest, agriculture Zeus’s sisterGreeks were certainly a warlike people - especially the Spartans Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry: soldiers who fought on land Spartan boys trained from the time they were seven real Spartans were much more fearsome than those oily gym rats in the movie 300 (IMHO)Athens had a great infantry, too, but nothing could compare with their navy their most effective weapon was the trireme a technological marvel fastest ship in the world at the time rowed by up to 170 men on three levels could be used as a battering ram agile, fast

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