History Channel once again had produced a remarkable documentary presenting the ancient Greek gods and heroes. The narrator will guide you with an extreme sense of respect towards the Hellenic religion's believes and practices giving you just the recorded facts and letting eminent Classicists from US' Universities to add their opinion. It is, thus, this combination that makes this documentary a classic work on the ancient Greek gods and their most eminent rites and rituals in the Hellenic world.
What is your opinion for the last presenting opinion in the documentary's ending?
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Thank you for sharing this. I'm not sure that I would have had the chance to see it otherwise.
I'm at a point now where I've heard most of this and would like to see these specials dig deeper, but it was a good show. I liked that it stressed how Christianity adopted so many elements of the existing Greek culture and religion. I also thought it was interesting that the show took a more historical approach to explaining the Trojan War and didn't mention the Judgment of Paris.
As for the final comments, I was surprised although I guess I shouldn't be. In Ireland, nuns now tend the fire of St. Brigid and that's clearly a pagan holdover. I'd just never heard of it in Greece so that's very cool.
Thank you Cosette for your comment! Indeed it was a very good documentary, which is something rare when matters of religion and mythology are involved.
Once again thank you!!