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title: Classical Mythology
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  name: Graciela Paula Caldeiro
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The gods of classical mythology are, then, the Greek gods who, later inherited by the Romans, form an exuberant gallery that reflects the passions and desires of an ambitious and anthropocentric race.

From the summit of Mount Olympus, the gods kept watch over the world, loved, hated and fought. At times they aided mortals, and at others they harmed them, according to their wishes and whims.

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  <figcaption>The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli. Uffizi Gallery.<br>Source: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_046.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wikimedia Commons</a>. Public domain.</figcaption>
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Greco-Roman mythology has inspired artists and thinkers of every era for centuries, from Plato to Nietzsche, from Botticelli to Freud&#46;&#46;&#46; gods and legends of ancient Greece survive in the unconscious of the Western world with their passionate archetypes, representing a fascinating catalogue of heroism and cruelty.

<h2 id="links">Links</h2>

[Greco-Roman Mythology](https://mitologiagrecorromana.idoneos.com)

[Greek mythology and religion](/en/350856/)

[Greek religion in antiquity](https://religionesarcaicas.idoneos.com/372938)