Why did the greeks believe in so many gods?

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Why did the greeks believe in so many gods?

they believed that it would make their lives better and, that the gods would protect them while living

to explain the world around them. They relied on the gods to explain natural phenomenon, provide authority to the ruling class and entertain the masses. Most city-states had at least one particular god they honored

Sir thomas more, venerated in the catholic church as saint thomas more, was an english lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted renaissance humanist. he was also a councillor to henry viii, and lord high chancellor of england from october 1529 to 16 may 1532. i found this information on wikipedia