Ancient Greeks imagined a universe full of extraterrestrial life
The article examines the philosophical conceptions of the cosmos held by ancient Greeks, which extended far beyond the mythological dimension. They combined mythology, poetry, and philosophy into a coherent worldview in which morality, immortality, and the stars were inextricably interwoven. The ancient Greeks speculated about the existence of extraterrestrial life in the universe long before modern telescopes and space travel.