Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

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Although they kept Latin names and images, the links between Roman and Greek gods gradually ... and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury ...