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Greek god [r]: In Greek mythology, immortal beings with vast powers but human attributes.

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	~~From~~ [[Ancient Greece\|Greek]] [[mythology]], ~~they were~~ [[immortality\|immortal]] [[creature\|beings]] ~~who had~~ vast ~~[[power]]s such as the ability to [[murder\|kill]] on sight. But they couldn't [[death\|die]]. Most had [[~~human]] form, that is, they were [[anthropomorphic]]. They were generally depicted as [[youth\|young]] [[adult]]s such as [[Apollo]] and [[Athena]] or [[middle age\|middle-aged]] [[human]]s such as [[Zeus]]. They were depicted in [[epic]] [[poetry]] such as the ''[[Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey]]'' by [[Homer]] as [[emotions\|emotional]] beings who generally did not [[caring\|care]] for humans, but they were the underlying force behind such [[nature\|natural phenomena]] as the [[sea]] (such as [[Poseidon]]). One of the few gods who helped humans was [[Prometheus]], who brought [[fire]] but was [[punishment\|punished]] for his effort.		In [[Ancient Greece\|Greek]] [[mythology]], [[immortality\|immortal]] [[creature\|beings]] with vast powers but human attributes.