How Did the Ancient Greek Gods “Die”?

How Did the Ancient Greek Gods “Die”?

Apollo in the temple of Zeus. Credit: wikimedia commons / Egisto Sani cc by 2.0 One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? What happened to these seemingly invincible deities, who were flawed yet powerful? Did the gods of Ancient Greece, those figures of true divine power and often questionable morality, actually die? The answer is not as simple as one might think. On the contra…