Sparta's religion
Spartans believed in polytheism, which is the belief of many gods. Thirteen of the gods and goddesses were Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos the goddesses of destiny and fate, Atlas the god of burdens. Zeus was the god of the earth, Adonis the god of desire, Heracles, the son of Zeus and Hera, born a human and turned into a god by Athena, Athena was the goddess of the city and war, Cronus was the father of the gods, Ares was the god of war, Hades the god of the underworld, Dionysus god of wine and a couple of other things, and Pandora the goddesses of curiosity. There are still many gods and goddesses that the Spartans believed in. Spartans held rituals for the gods and goddesses and for their religious beliefs.
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