▁In ▁H omer , ▁the ▁Earth ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁flat ▁disk ▁af loat ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁of ▁Ocean us ▁and ▁over look ed ▁by ▁a ▁hem is pher ical ▁sky ▁with ▁sun , ▁moon , ▁and ▁stars . ▁The ▁Sun ▁( Hel ios ) ▁travers ed ▁the ▁heav ens ▁as ▁a ▁ch ari ote er ▁and ▁sa iled ▁around ▁the ▁Earth ▁in ▁a ▁golden ▁bow l ▁at ▁night . ▁Sun , ▁earth , ▁heaven , ▁rivers , ▁and ▁wind s ▁could ▁be ▁addressed ▁in ▁pray ers ▁and ▁called ▁to ▁witness ▁o ath s . ▁Natural ▁f iss ures ▁were ▁popular ly ▁regarded ▁as ▁ent ran ces ▁to ▁the ▁sub ter rane an ▁house ▁of ▁H ades ▁and ▁his ▁prede cess ors , ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁dead . ▁In flu ences ▁from ▁other ▁cult ures ▁always ▁afford ed ▁new ▁them es . ▁ ▁Greek ▁p ant he on ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Class ical - era ▁myth ology , ▁after ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁the ▁Tit ans , ▁the ▁new ▁p ant he on ▁of ▁gods ▁and ▁god d esses ▁was ▁confirmed . ▁Among ▁the ▁principal ▁Greek ▁gods ▁were ▁the ▁Olymp ians , ▁res iding ▁on ▁Mount ▁Olymp us ▁under ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁Ze us . ▁( The ▁limitation ▁of ▁their ▁number ▁to ▁twelve ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁compar atively ▁modern ▁idea .) ▁Besides ▁the ▁Olymp ians , ▁the ▁Gree ks ▁wor sh ipped ▁various ▁gods ▁of ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁the ▁sat yr - god ▁Pan , ▁N ym ph