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Shalom Dear Rabbi,
From time to time I like playing video games. So I got a couple questions:
1. Is it permitted to play a game which includes different sorts of interactions with "gods" from Greek mythology?
2. Is it permitted to play a game which includes heroes (depicted as "angelic"-like with names of real angels: Michael, Gavriel, etc?
Answer
1. No, Greek mythology is paganism, and it's forbidden to benefit from it. 2. The names of the angels are fine.

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