Did ancient greeks/romans believe that their gods existed?

by demalteb

By "existed", I mean literally existed, the same way christians would say that their god exists.

Antiquarianism

u/DarthPositus has given a great answer here and more generally on the question of classical period faith, u/articleofpeace has given an incredible answer here. I can't help but suggest as well on this subject, the little book "Did the Greeks Believe in Their Myths?" by Paul Veyne.