Greek Religion. Paleolithic Age. Plato's Dialetic.

One need only look at a number of Greek classic dramas to see this relationship between the Greeks, religion, and the gods. One recurring theme in these dramas is the treatment of the dead in proportion to the will of man versus the will of the gods. Another is the illustration of the Greek gods as exhibiting a sublime disregard for the impact of their actions upon Greek humans. In the Iliad we see both of these themes. Hector is tricked by Athena and meets his death (Homer 1952, 346). AchillesÆ madness over the death of Patroclus results in his treatment of the corpse of Hector, earning him the enmity of the gods because he has failed to live up to their standards for treatment of the dead (Homer 1952, 346). Likewise, in SophoclesÆ Antigone, we see the conflict between Antigone and Creon played out in the relationship between mortals and the gods. CreonÆs edict that none who fought against Thebes is

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ols or controlling fire can cause revolutionary shifts in manÆs social structures. This is readily apparent during the Neolithic Age. Men began their first successful attempt to domesticate wild animals and food grains, one of the epoch-making achievements of human history. Paleolithic societies that were nomad-oriented and hunting and gathering in nature gave way to Neolithic understanding that through their own efforts men could ensure a continual food supply. Neolithic man began to abandon nomadic societies in favor of permanent village communities. This change in social patterns would eventually give rise to cities and states, a change so ôprofound in the way humans interactö that it is known as the ôNeolithic Revolutionö (Neolithic 2004, 1). The impact of farming led to fixed-place communities that were relatively permanent. Though stone remained the primary material used for the creation of tools, the new mode of life brought forth a number of important new crafts and inventions long before the earliest appearance of metals. These included pottery, weaving, spinning and basic methods of agricultural cultivation and animal husbandry. This transformation in which man guaranteed his survival also served to bring about
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