Originally Posted by
RenDaHai
But of course they did.
The Greek religions involved tales of the Gods and their human-like nature. They were as the fables, examples of the way people act and the consequences of acting in such a manner. They do not explicitly tell people what morals they should have. Rather they give the listener a story to contemplate through which morality is generated.
The gods themselves are manifestations of human nature and natural things. They serve as characters for the stories.
The method of using myth and legend to teach is arguably better than explicitly stating morals. It cause people to contemplate themselves since we never really learn what other people tell us, only what we realise ourselves. It is the WuWei method.