Editing Temple of Zeus (organization) (section)

==== Ancient gods ====
According to scholars, Satan and some demons are viewed by the Temple of Zeus as one of many [[Deity|deities]] which are equated with many gods from ancient cultures,<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Atlanta |first=J.F. |date=Jan 9, 2014 |title=What do Satanists believe? |url=https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2014/01/09/what-do-satanists-believe |access-date=January 25, 2021 |newspaper=The Economist}}</ref> such as Satan having known to be the [[Sumerian religion|Sumerian]] god [[Enki]] and the [[Yazidism|Yazidi]] angel [[Tawûsî Melek|Melek Taus]].<ref name=":1" /> While the Temple of Zeus views Zeus as a deity, they also consider the deities to be highly evolved, sentient, and powerful humanoid extraterrestrial beings who do not age.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":10" /> 

They also hold the belief that Zeus represents strength, power, justice, and freedom.<ref name=":0" /> [[Lilith]] is another deity of significance to the group, who is recognized as "the patron of strong women and a goddess of women's rights".<ref name=":16">{{Cite journal |last=Faxneld |first=Per |date=April 2, 2013 |title=Intuitive, Receptive, Dark": Negotiations of Femininity in the Contemporary Satanic and Left-hand Path Milieu |journal=International Journal for the Study of New Religions |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=216 |via=Equinox Publishing Ltd.}}</ref>