Here's what producer of the game himself said on steam about that blant black racism and cultural appropriation of white, greek culture.
"As stated in other contexts, the Greek gods ruled over the entire world, not just ancient Greece. They are called the Greek gods because the Greeks worshipped them, not because they were ethnically Greek. Various artists may choose to ignore this in their portrayal of the gods, but it does not change the source material. As a lifelong student of Greek myth and the game's writer, my foremost goal in my own work was to honor the source material that has inspired me for so long."
As stated in other contexts, the Greek gods ruled over the entire world, not just ancient Greece.
That's not quite how Greeks conceptualized it. It's counter-intuitive to us today but they were comfortable with other peoples' deities being separate and different than their own pantheon yet equally valid and deserving of respect.
They are called the Greek gods because the Greeks worshiped them, not because they were ethnically Greek.
And yet every time the Greeks portrayed their own gods, they are depicted as looking like Greeks.
Here's what producer of the game himself said on steam about that blant black racism and cultural appropriation of white, greek culture.
"As stated in other contexts, the Greek gods ruled over the entire world, not just ancient Greece. They are called the Greek gods because the Greeks worshipped them, not because they were ethnically Greek. Various artists may choose to ignore this in their portrayal of the gods, but it does not change the source material. As a lifelong student of Greek myth and the game's writer, my foremost goal in my own work was to honor the source material that has inspired me for so long."
Clown world at it's finest.
That's not quite how Greeks conceptualized it. It's counter-intuitive to us today but they were comfortable with other peoples' deities being separate and different than their own pantheon yet equally valid and deserving of respect.
And yet every time the Greeks portrayed their own gods, they are depicted as looking like Greeks.
Clown world, indeed.
There was also the ancient concept of gods being tied to the land their people claimed as territory.
"How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?"