The gods and goddesses in mythology are used in allusions and often referenced in our daily lives, but do we really understand them? We may not understand how or why they appear the way they do, how they behave, what they are capable of accomplishing, or how they interact with humans. These super-beings of extremely high status were the heart and soul of prayers and explanations of natural phenomena. They had a variety of natures and were represented in a variety of ways, by different religions. To begin with, physical characteristics and behaviors are crucial to representations of gods and goddesses. When believers pray for material or emotional gain, they must have something to pray to: a statue or object that may represent the god or goddess to whom they have sent their prayers. Humans made these statues and communicated to the gods and goddesses that the statues represented human physical and emotional characteristics, in order to explain natural disasters or events. For example, when the sea was rough or when a ship sailed against jagged rocks, sailors prayed to Poseidon (Greek), Neptune (Roman), or whoever was responsible for the ocean in their religion, and thought that the ocean god the oceans they were dissatisfied or unhappy with something or someone, thus causing chaos on Earth. The divine beings behaved in a royal manner, supposedly responsible for the various necessities of life. They did what they wanted, because they were immortal, the only restriction was that they could be punished by the supreme god, who in Greek mythology is Zeus. To prove this, in the creation myth of the world's animals, humans were created in the image of the gods, but lacked survival skills. Therefore, a Titan named Prometheus stole fire from Mou...... middle of paper ......had. Each god was responsible for his own aspect of the world. Zeus, in Greek mythology, was responsible for the sky (among other things) and therefore had the power to control lightning. Following this example, each god and goddess could only do what they wished with what they had control of, so the power was unique. To illustrate, Zeus would not have been able to control the ocean unless he consulted with whoever was in charge of the ocean, which in this case was Poseidon. As a result, the powers the deities had were the reason they were so worshiped and the fascinating abilities they had to be able to control nature itself. Furthermore, divine interactions with human beings are what spark interest and further develop the religion. . In Greek mythology, there were many instances where the gods interfered, either to help or hinder, human activities.