Centuries earlier, Greek intellectuals had found stories of gods and goddesses ​ — giants and demons of their ancient Greek mythology — ​ hard to accept.
Berabad - abad sebelumnya, para cendekiawan Yunani merasa bahwa cerita - cerita tentang dewa - dewi ​ — raksasa - raksasa dan hantu - hantu dari dongeng Yunani mereka — sulit dipercaya.