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Greek Religion: Peoples
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Answer: Strictly, there is no ancient Greek religion because there was no body of required beliefs or behaviors. The Eleusinian Mysteries were an important cult for some of the people for over 1000 years.
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Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion: A Study in Survivals Greek village life has been disappearing rapidly over the past 30 years as the actual villagers have died off. But this study was made over 100 years ago, when villages were thriving with thousands of people, and the direct connections between their religious and cultural practices and their ancient ancestors as shown in this book make it an incredibly important and truly invaluable historical document.
The learned people who developed early Christianity were trained in Greek schools and learned Greek concepts. They incorporated much of this material into the early dogma and literature of the church. This influence is found to some extent in the New Testament, but more in the writings of the Church Fathers.
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