What is the difference between a religion and a mythology? What stops someone from saying they worship Greek gods if asked if they are religious?

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What is the difference between a religion and a mythology? What stops someone from saying they worship Greek gods if asked if they are religious?

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(Some) religions are rooted in actual people…i.e. there’s plenty of historical (non-religious) documentation that Jesus and Mohammed existed. Can’t say the same for Zeus or Athena