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AT-1488

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Greek Religion

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Perseus Digital Library primary-text collection for Homer, Hesiod, hymns, Pausanias and other witnesses; each passage must retain author, work, date and genre rather than serving as one uniform scripture.

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Homer, Hesiod, hymns, and local traditions were influential textual witnesses but did not form one universally binding scripture.

Answer / theory: No single holy book governed Greek religion. Homer, Hesiod, hymns, and local traditions were influential, but not scripture in the modern sense. What supports it: Variation in local cults, absence of centralized doctrine, and multiple textual traditions. What is weak or disputed: Some poets were treated as authoritative, but not as exclusive revelation. Evidence level: Strong Evidence.
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