Ancient Egyptian religion 고대 이집트 종교
Gods of sun, river and afterlife — Ra, Osiris, Isis — and the cosmic order Maat that kings and people had to uphold. At death the heart was weighed against the feather of Maat.
OriginThe Nile valley
Whenc. 3100 BCE – 4th c. CE
TextsPyramid Texts, Book of the Dead
A practice you can try today
Temple offerings by priests, household gods, preparing for the afterlife.
Sacred places
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Greek & Roman religion그리스·로마 종교A religion of doing more than believing: sacrifices, festivals and oracles kept good relations with the Olympian gods.Zoroastrianism조로아스터교One of the oldest revealed religions: the wise lord Ahura Mazda, and a world where every person chooses between truth (asha) and the lie.
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