Compare How the Polytheism of the Greeks Compares to That

Compare how the polytheism of the Greeks compares to that of the Egyptians and Hindu religion. Discuss the Greek gods' and goddesses' role in nature and human lives. Discuss similarities to the Egyptian system, including the idea of rulers as gods. Finally, discuss the roles of Diyaus Pita, Privithi, Indra, and Varuna in human lives.
I. For the Greeks, the importance lies in the intervention of deities in the lives of humans and in the gods' limits in doing so. Individual gods were mythically responsible of specific aspects of human lives.
II. For the Egyptians, rulers were intermediaries between gods and humans. Rulers themselves were considered divine. Out of this divinity whole cultures and civilizations emerged.
III. The divinities of Hinduism are far less involved in the lives of humans. They represented forces of creativity, destruction, and preservation. The continuous balancing of these forces leads to the central idea that life is in constant change or fluctuation.