How to Worship Gods in Ancient Greek

1. Gift - bribe them, butter up, kiss up.

2. Sacrifice

3. Temple building - Temple of Apollo

4. Games and sports

Greek Religion

Polytheistic -

Anthropomorphic -

Animistic - (animas: spirit) explain the natural world. We're pawns moving around by the Gods.

Purpose of Myth

1. Didactic - Myth teaches us about something.

2. Aetiological - explain the origin of things.

3. Emotional arouser - more personal way to experience trauma but not live it by oneself.

4. Sheer entertainment - fun in learning.

Circe

In Greek mythology, Circe ( /ˈsɜrsiː/; Greek Κίρκη Kírkē "falcon") is a minor goddess of magic (or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress), described in Homer's Odyssey as "The loveliest of all immortals", living on the island of Aeaea, famous for her part in the adventures of Odysseus.
By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid and the sister of Aeetes, the keeper of the Golden Fleece, Perses and Pasiphaë, the wife of King Minos and mother of the Minotaur.[1] Other accounts make her the daughter of Hecate.[2]
Circe transformed her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals through the use of magical potions. She was known for her knowledge of drugs and herbs.
That Circe also purified the Argonauts for the death of Absyrtus, as related in Argonautica,[3] may reflect early tradition.