Ancient Greek Religion

  . What are the ways in which Near Eastern religion and mythology impacted on Greek religion? Provide examples.     . Explain the role of a hero/heroine in the Greek religion   . What was the function(s) of the sacrifice in the Greek society?     What role did the Eleusinian Mysteries play in Athenian views about death and the afterlife?     How important was Mycenaean period for Greek religion of Archaic and Classical period?     Discuss the Nymphs and Pan. How they fit into the Greek religion?       Can we see Olympian pantheon as a working religious system?