Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...

The Greeks believed that gods and goddesses watched over them. The Greeks believed the gods lived in Mount Olympus, in a palace in the clouds. Gods could send storms if they were angry and decide ...

Zeus was the ruler of the Olympian gods and brother to Poseidon and Hades. Zeus was worshiped throughout the Greek world, the most important sites being at Athens, Acragas, and Olympia. At Olympia, ...