Anthropomorphic Greek Gods

The fundamental reasons for the creation and worship of an anthropomorphic pantheon of gods were to be extremely relevant to the everyday people, account for complexities within humanity itself, and gave ancient Greeks an illusion of control.
The Greeks created their gods with the intent for them to be relatable, thus anthropomorphic. If the gods did not resemble humanity, their impact on citizens would have been limited, as humans may have failed to see the relevance to their lives. Yet, since the gods were anthropomorphic, their incorporation into lives was more effective. The stories of the gods depict many different scenarios, but nearly all demonstrate that the gods have humanoid emotions such as jealousy and anger. Both of which are the primary reasons behind Hera’s decision to hire Argus to guard the cow, Io, so that she

For example, if weather phenomena happened randomly without any influence from the inhabitants there was a potential for the people to develop a pessimistic outlook; the drought will come no matter what, so why try? The myth of Pygmalion and Galatea shows if one displays loyalty and humility towards a god they could have their wishes granted. Pygmalion’s worship of Aphrodite granted his Galatea mortality (Morford et al., p. 196-197). Consequently, this led to the belief that if they were good, good would come, or on the other hand, if tragedy stuck it is their own fault. Still, there was potential for tragedy to be amended by the divine power of a god if they were shown reverence and humility by the individual. In essence, the Greeks created and worshiped these entities to give them hope for the future.
The gods were anthropomorphic because it made them relevant to the ancient Greek society; they practiced polytheism in order to account for convoluted phenomena. All of which was to give the Greeks a mirage of control over the