>we were successful in spreading the word of christ>because our voyage had the blessing of might zeus!why do christians revere pagan gods so much?
>>24690628It was the Renascence era, where artists rediscovered and gave new appraisal to Antiquity - not only its architecture but also in literature. Antiquity would also be used to legitimise the people that already lived in a place for centuries. Example being that, in a prosaic fashion, the Portuguese (Lusitanians) were the grandchildren of the god Bacchus, and whence distinct from the spaniard celt-iberians.
>>24690628I recognize that guy, he's the bane of all portuguese highschoolers who didnt choose humanities but are still forced to get good grades in portuguese lit to make it to university