Which of the following statements best describes the religious attitudes of Sophocles’s time? While new philosophies were challenging old religious ideas, many people still believed that the gods of Olympus had a direct influence on the lives of mortal beings.

It was universally believed that the gods of Olympus no longer existed.


There was no question that the gods of Olympus had a direct influence on the lives of mortal beings and indeed, sometimes participated in them.

Many people secretly believed that the gods of Olympus no longer existed, though they pretended in public just to be safe.

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Answer 1
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While new philosophies were challenging old religious ideas, many people still believed that the gods of Olympus had a direct influence on the lives of mortal beings.

Explanation:

Old Greeks were polytheists, which means they believed in many gods, not just one. Their gods lived on Mount Olympus and included Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, etc. They believed that gods had an immediate effect on their lives and that their fates were controlled by them.

A bit later, during Sophocles's time, people started turning themselves towards innovation, politics, and philosophy more than religion, especially their old, polytheistic one.

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While new philosophies were challenging old religious ideas, many people still believed that the gods of Olympus had a direct influence on the lives of mortal beings.

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The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "both of these." the symbol that appears in Robert Browning's "Home Thoughts, from Abroad" is the buttercup and the melon flower. The poem is considered as the conventionally known as one of the most patriotic poems in the English language

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Explanation:

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False

Explanation:

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