The purpose of this paper is to show how the American society has been greatly influenced by ancient Greece. The influences that have affected our society are from Greek people, architecture, literature, clothing, philosophy, mathematics, science, games, food, schooling, women's life, and religion. The Greeks had a general tendency to divide the world into pairs of things, one opposed to the other. They saw everything as divided into two parts, which fought with each other …showed first 75 words of 2360 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2360 total…Zeus at Olympia or a closely linked pair of deities like Demeter and her daughter Persephone at Eleusis dominated the cult place. Greek life can be interpreted in different ways, which of many we have today. Many Greek beliefs and ways have been carried over into our modern society. Greek people, architecture, literature, clothing, philosophy, mathematics, science, games, food, schooling, women's life, and religion are just a few attributes to the way of life today.