What is the essential difference between the gods of ancient Greek mythology and those of Chinese culture?

The first thing that comes to mind when people hear about Greek mythology is large scale and inbreeding, but in fact, compared to our Chinese mythology, the difference between the gods of Ancient Greek mythology and the Chinese is more than that. The most essential difference is human nature.

The gods of Chinese mythology are always superior, such as the native Jade Emperor, the imported Rudraksha and Guanyin, and even when we look at the list of the gods, Na Tcha and other flesh-and-blood gods and goddesses ranked in the class of immortality, they also begin to form the feeling of superiority. In ancient Greek mythology, on the contrary, the ancient Greeks in their own shape to shape the gods, the gods can freely intermarry with humans, sometimes will help humans, sometimes will be jealous and punish humans, can be said to be the biggest difference with humans lies in the immortality and mastery of the power of the gods. So this also explains why modern movies and game scripts tend to choose Greek mythology as a blueprint, and such a humanistic mythological story is undoubtedly more melodramatic and readable.

On the other hand, this difference in the nature of the myths has a lot to do with the natural environment and human characteristics of the two countries. In Greece, with its small area and scarcity of materials, the small state and oligarchic system of government allowed it to move towards the path of democracy, while in China, with its agricultural development and vast territory, only a strong centralized rule could promote the rapid development of the feudal society.

So it has to be said that the study of myths is a very interesting thing, which is of great help to understand the social form and development of ancient and even distant societies.