Ancient Religions

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A man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis' head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.

there are 12 major Greek gods.

Zeus was the god of the sky, supreme god of all the gods and ruler of mankind.

Poseidon was the god of the seas.

Hades was the god of the underworld and the dead.

Hera was the goddess of marriage and the family.

Ares was the the god of war.

Athena was the gods of wisdon, skill and war. unlike ares, when it came to war, Athena stood more for battle strategy kind of war. ares stood for pointless war.

Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty.

Apollo was the god of prophecy(seeing the future),music,healing and the sun.

Artemis was the goddess of the hunt and the moon.

Demeter was the goddess of agriculture.

Dionysus was the god of wine.

Hephaestus was the god of fire,blacksmiths and metal workings.

Hermes was the god of travelers,merchants,theives and was the messenger of the gods.

Hestia was the goddess of the hearth, home and family.

there were also many minor gods in Greek mythology like Helios, Pan, Zepherus, Eros and Nemesis.

It depends upon the religion. Most likely the one you are looking for is Dionysos or Bacchus, the Greek god of wine. The Roman god of wine, Liber, was later assimilated with Dionysus.

ancient Egyptian god of fertility, associated with water and with procreation. Khnum was worshipped from the 1st dynasty (c. 2925-2775 bce) into the early centuries ce. He was represented as a ram with horizontal twisting horns or as a man with a ram's head. Khnum was believed to have created humankind from clay like a potter; this scene, with him using a potter's wheel, was depicted in later times. The god's first main cult centre was Herwer, near Al-Ashmūnayn in Middle Egypt. From the New Kingdom (1539-1075 bce) on, however, he was the god of the island of Elephantine, near present-day Aswān, and was known as the lord of the surrounding First Cataract of the Nile River. At Elephantine he formed a triad of deities with the goddesses Satis and Anukis. Khnum also had an important cult at Esna, south of Thebes.

Why was Hernán Cortés interested in Mexico? Because he was interested in gold and silver.

Unfortunately for the Aztecs, they welcomed the Spanish with gifts made from just the precious metal that fired the conquering spirits of Cortés and his men. The gifts of gold motivated them to conquer the city of Tenochtitlan, from where the gold had come. The conquest came with the aid of Native tribes the Aztecs had conquered. The conquistadors melted down countless amazing Aztec cultural items from Montezuma's palace into bars of gold.

A good watch is: Engineering An Empire - The Aztecs (documentary you can find on youtube)

The Sphinx did not lose its nose by Napoleon because the Sphinx's' nose was already gone before Napoleon so Napoleon couldn't have been the cause of the lose of the Sphinx's nose.

The Sphinx actually lost a considerable amount of its features in 1378CE when a local Sufi Sheik thought the Sphinx to be idolatrous and attempted to blow it up with explosives.

His name was Sayim al- Dahr whose was called by the locals contemporary to his time as the Perpetual Faster.

Local legend tells that the Sphinx took revenge on him by creating a sand storm that lasted three days and nearly destroyed the local village where he lived.

the youngest king of Egypt was Tutankhamen took over when his father died, he was definitely in his teens.

There are many, and most of them are goddesses!

Horus--many Egyptians would wear an amulet of his eye as a protection.

Bes--a dwarf god; protector of the household and childbirth

Isis--protectress of children and of the dead; also the pharaoh's embalmed liver

Neith--protected the pharaoh's embalmed stomach

Nekhbet--vulture goddess; protectress of Egypt, royalty, and the pharaoh

Nephthys--protector goddess--protected the pharaoh's embalmed lungs

Selket--scorpion goddess; another protector goddess; protected the pharaoh's embalmed large intestines.

Taweret--hippopotamus goddess; protectress of childbirth

Wadjet--serpent goddess; protectress of Egypt and the pharaoh

Wosret--protected Horus when he was young; a local guardian goddess

Mount Olympus was where the twelve Olympian gods lived. These included Zeus, Hera, Hermes, Ares, Apollo and Aphrodite

Not a doggone thing. Cleopatra, although the queen of Egypt and followed the Egyptian religion, was still Greek. She looked down on the native Egyptians as inferiors. Her efforts to enhance the country were all concerned with Alexandria and the Greek population.

The ancient Egyptians would first take out all of the deceased's internal organs. Four organs - the lungs, liver, intestines, and stomach - would be preserved in their corresponding Canopic jars. These organs would be vital to the dead soul's ordeal through the Netherworld. The heart, another significant organ, was removed, carefully preserved, and placed back its original location in the corpse. The heart was considered the seat of a person's thoughts and judgement, and it was necessary for the Weighing of the Heart ceremony (which would decide whether or not the soul could live in the Afterlife).

The rest of the body was washed and preserved using resin and other substances. This process would take a long time, and after this was complete, the body would be embalmed in linen strips. Once the entire body had been wrapped and the remaining procedures carried out, protective amulets were tucked into the linen strips. When this was done, the mummy was placed in a custom-made sarcophagus. This entire process would take around 70 days.

well there was 12 main gods and goddesses (the Olympians) they were

Zeus- god of the sky / king of the gods

Hera- goddess of marriage / queen of the gods

Poseidon- god of the sea / god of earthquakes

Aphrodite- goddess of love / goddess of beauty

Hephaestus- god of the forge / god of fire

Athena- goddess of wisdom / goddess of strategy

Ares- god of war / god of blood thirst

Hermes- god of travelers / god of thieves

Artemis- goddess of the hunt / goddess of virginity

Apollo- god of music / god of poetry

Hades- god of the Underworld

Demeter- goddess of fertility / goddess of crops

Brahmana refers to a form of Hindu literature which can also be refered to as a form of commentary on the Vedas*. Each vedic school has its own Brahmana and brahmana can be said to be very important later on in the developement of Indian philosophy and science. *text that originate from long ago that was believed to be scared.

One could simply answer martyr. Saint Lucy lived from 283 to 304 A.D. She had no occupation, she rejected her arranged marriage to a pagan, asking that her dowry be spent on alms to the poor, for the glory of God. She was tortured, but even after being stabbed through the throat, she prophesied against her persecutors; then her eyes were gouged out, but she was reported as being still able to see. Nonetheless, these wounds resulted in a slow, painful death.
Lucy was a young Christian lady in Syracuse, Sicily, who had vowed he life to the service of the Lord and this led her to be martyred. If she had any specific occupation beyond serving God, we are unaware of it.

A matron is a mature woman, wife or widow, or a woman of motherly manners. The word can also be used to referr to a head nurse in a hospital.

noun 1. a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.

2. a woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a hospital, prison, or other institution.

3. a woman serving as a guard, warden, or attendant for women or girls, as in a prison.

Ancient Egyptians believed in the power of amulets and other charms to protect themselves from evil and to bring them good fortune. Evil forces were believed to be everywhere and special amulets and ceremonies were required to change one's fortune. One of these amulets was the Scarab, or good luck beetle. Real mummified beetles were buried with the dead. Representations of beetles were worn as amulets, used as seals, and/or buried with the dead. The Scarab is modeled after a variety of dung-beetle (Scarabaeus sacer). The industrious dung-beetle placed its egg in dung and rolled the dung into a ball to be heated by the sun. This created an association with the life-giving powers of the sun and the sun god Ra. Life also was centered in the heart so the dung-beetle amulet had powers to protect the heart. In death, the scarab protected the deceased person's soul from being eaten by Ammit the Devourer--a dreadful part-lion, part-hippo, part-crocodile who guarded scales of justice in the Egyptian afterworld. Being protected from this fate would certainly be good luck! Today, people continue to look to this ancient symbol for good luck. It can be worn near the heart or displayed in many other ways to continue it's 4,000-plus year history of bringing good luck.

It is believed that soul takes another form (body) and is born again. His Karma determines his next birth.

Paul, who wrote many of the letters or "Books" of the New Testament. Some disputed and some undisputed Pauline letters. He was some sort of Jewish Priest, until Jesus appeared to him, then he converted to Christianity and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Santanic is a a word to describe rituals and behavior followed by people who believe in Santa.

Santa is a supernatural creature, in the form of an older white skinned male, usually depicted dressed in a red robe and cap with a long white beard. He does not appear to his believers, but can be observed by his actions, in particular the leaving of gift-wrapped presents for children under certain coniferous trees in the late evening of the 24th December and the early hours of 25th December.

A particular ritual followed by millions of adherents is to erect a small tree, or a synthetic imitation tree, representing a specific conifer indigenous to northern Europe. This tree is erected inside houses and decorated in bright tinsels and lights.

In this way the adherents hope to attract Santa to the home and to entice him to leave gifts under the tree.

Many adherents also provide attractant sustenances for him, in the form of milk and cookies, or sometimes an alcoholic drink and cookies. This is always observed to have been consumed by the morning, reinforcing the belief that Santa has called during the night.

Santanic rituals or Santanism in general, is widespread but tolerated. It is not considered harmful by most western christian communities. Some christian religious sects (eg. Jehovahs Witnesses) do deny his existence and do not practice Santanism.

The Germanic family, which includes English, German, Dutch, and Yiddish.

a lesser god is a minor god in greek mythology, such as hectate, iris, or any other god not seated in Olympus. Hades is a major god although he does not have a throne at olympus, because hes like the red-headed stepchild nobody like

Women's roles varied in Ancient Polytheism. Many had Priestesses of Goddesses, or maidens that served a goddess, such as the Vestal Virgins in Rome.

Such In Celtic Society, Women nearly held an equal status to Men.

Odin was the viking god of war.