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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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The Ancient Greeks revered and venerated the highest and noblest in their lives.
The Ancient Greeks believed that both the body and mind needed discipline and that those who practised this discipline could best honour Zeus.
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Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant
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Ancient Greeks relied on the Oracle at Delphi for intuitive insight into the future and there are references to seers and prophets in ancient Egyptian manuscripts.
The ancient Greeks believed that the water dripping from the top of the cave into a small dark lake called Styx was the water to immortality and that this is where the goddess Thetis brought her son Achilles to dip him into the lake to make him immortal.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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The Ancient Greeks too are known to have highly respected the power and nobility of trees as paintings and pottery indicate images of reverence and gratification.
The ancient Greeks and Egyptians began the systematic process of describing the medicinal aspects of herbs.
The ancient Greeks saw a milky belt in the southern night sky and they attributed its origin to Hera the goddess.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Ancient Greeks practiced centuries of experimental geometry like Egypt and Babylonia had, and they absorbed the experimental geometry of both of those cultures.
The ancient Greeks were impressive philosophers, mathematicians and astronomers.
The ancient Greeks made important theoretical contributions to astronomy.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Ancient Greeks believed that improper burial procedures and failing to provide adequate offerings for the gods would lead to torment in the afterlife.
The ancient Greeks did not have a common national conscience the way we understand it today and that is why they were warring against each other.
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