d developed advanced societies, the most profound change would not occur until the advent of large-scale city life. As man left the wilderness and abandoned his small hamlets for a life in the big city, his connection with nature became increasingly distant. The beliefs in the 'animal-gods' of their forefathers became increasingly foreign. Eventually, the Greeks would come upon a great revelation, the greatness, and perfection of mankind. No longer would man be the insignificant being before lurking menace in the shadows of wilderness, the tides had turned, the light would be shed upon the shadows and he would prevail over all.
             Where before the gods were a terrifying unpredictable force, now the gods and deities were shaped in the likeness of man. Moreover, the gods won human qualities and characteristics, they were no longer being
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