Democracy and the Gods

After Hippias, two aristocrats, Isagoras and Cleisthenes, ran to take power of the government. Isagoras became the tyrant, and after he came to power he ostracized cleisthenes. The Greeks did not like the way Isagoras was controlling the government so they revolted against his power. This was the first time in history when regular people joined together to revolt against the government. This occurred in 508 BCE and after they threw Isagoras out and brought back Cleisthenes into the government. After being brought back, Cleisthenes decided to give government power to the people. This created lead to the creating of democracy where everyone who was a citizen had a vote/part in government. Greek Gods and Goddesses, in their mythology, had interactions with humans. Most Gods and Goddesses had some sort of connection to Zeus, The ruler of heaven and earth. The Gods were the gods of normal things such as Zeus- the God of the sky and thunder, Aphrodite- the Goddess of love and beauty, or Apollo- the God of music and arts.