In olden times (Greek history)

when men still worshiped ugly idols, there lived in the land of Greece a folk of shepherds and herdsmen who cherished light and beauty. they did not worship dark idols like their neighbors, did created instead their own beautiful, radiant gods.
The Greek gods looked much like people and acted like them, too, only they were taller, handsomer and could do no wrong.
Fire-breathing monsters and beasts with many heads stood for all that was dark and and wicked, They were for gods and great heroes to conquer.
The gods lived on top of Olympus, a mountain so high and steep that no man could climb it and see them in their shining palace. But they often descended to earth, sometimes in their own shapes, sometimes disguised as human or animals.
Mortals worshiped the gods and the gods honored Mother Earth. They had all sprung from her, for she was the beginning of all life.