“A third view, even more destructive, was that of Critias (c. 460-403), who made a character in a play say that the gods are an invention of some great teacher who wished to frighten men into keeping the laws and did so by saying that thunder and lightning are the work of gods.” GodAncient GreeceGreek Philosophy Book:The Greek Experience Source: The Greek Experience
“Some, indeed, conform to the strict notion that a myth is a story invented to make sense of some ritual whose significance has been forgotten, if indeed it has ever been fully understood.” MythologyGreek MythologyAncient Greece Book:The Greek Experience Source: The Greek Experience