The
writer explains that the
ancient Greek
gods were personified
natural agents or beings that
used specific areas of nature for their own purposes and that they visualized the gods as being similar to men in their emotions and embodiment, but differing from men in that they were immortal and more
powerful than men. The paper shows how the ancient Greeks used the gods to explain natural phenomena, for example, thunderbolts were used as a form of punishment by Zeus. In conclusion, the writer states that the gods generally left men to their own
fate but they were infinitely more powerful than men and this enabled them to override the actions of men and alter their fate according to their own will.