Xenophanes' criticisms concerning the traditional ideas of the Greek gods

Religion and philosophy

Criticized the traditional ideas of polytheism

Criticized the traditional ideas of polytheism

evidence - xenophanes fragment - ‘there is one god who is greatest among gods and men’

criticized the anthropomorphic view of the gods

- evidence- xenophanes fragment- ‘like mortals neither in body nor in mind’ ‘but mortals seem to have begotten gods to have their own garb and voice and form’

criticizes the origins of life- evidence

f life- evidence- cosmology- ‘we all came form earth and water’;

criticizes homer and hesiods portrayal of gods as wicked, theft and adultery

ceit- Hades taking pesephony- theogany , Juno and Venus in Aeneid ,

criticizes the formation of natural phenomenon-

rainbows were just colored clouds not caused by Iris