astormmadeflesh:

As a classics major, I’ve often been asked why I prefer Greek mythology, what makes the Greek pantheon different from the countless other religions that have played their parts in history. And the answer is that I love Greek mythology because the Greeks never claimed their gods were perfect. Most religions rest on the concept of moral superiority, but the Greeks personified the qualities they found in the people around them: love and lust, hatred and fear, wisdom and folly. Organized religion has always been a means of the powerful to control the masses, and I am sick of morality being wielded as a weapon to keep people down. The Greeks worshiped gods, but they celebrated humanity.