The deities worshipped by the Greeks were
A) friends to man, therefore loyal if obeyed and honored.
B) flawed and frail, prone to whimsy, with very human emotions and qualities.
C) patriarchal and interested in the activities of man, serving as examples for man to emulate.
D) not in any manner resembling human beings, but elevated and the embodiment of perfection.
E) not residing with a body, but in the aether, or spiritual realm.
B
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