Religious Experience
...civilizations a foundation on how to live their lives. There are several religions in this world and they are all different in one way or another. One of the biggest differences between religions is if the religion is monotheistic, meaning one god such as Christianity or polytheistic, meaning multiple gods such as the Ancient Greek and Mesopotamian religions. Religion is a very influential aspect of human lives. Throughout time religion has played an important role, giving followers a compass to abide by.
Most religions today are monotheistic. Such religions include Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism. These religions believe that there is only one true God who controls all. No matter what each religion calls their god, He is still the one God. The one God that the followers pray to is supposed to take care of all their prayers and basically lead them down a path of righteousness so they can have eternal life.
In the religions of Ancient Greece and Mesopotamia they believe in multiple gods. Every god has control over a specific area of the mortal world. Proof of this can be found in The Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh. These two novels create an inside look to the polytheistic religions of Ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Both believe that gods control everything on earth. Multiple gods create almost an excuse for problems that occur in people's lives and natural disasters like hurricanes. If something goes wrong, a monotheistic person would believe that s/he has upset God; while a polytheistic person would believe that s/he upset one of the gods, but will please the others so no other problems occur.
The Odyssey is based in Ancient Greece where gods make up their own rules. These gods are powerful and will determine a mortal's fate. Of course, one god alone cannot determine what happens, so there is a godly counsel that discusses...
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