According to White, the notion of divine kingship entered the Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great in 342 BCE. The Egyptians long before had looked at their kings as gods, and when Alexander the Great conquered his way into the land of Egypt, he took on the idea of the Egyptians and… Continue reading →
Apotheosis is defined as the glorification of a subject to divine level. After reading White, I have learned that the practice of apotheosis and the Roman religious system, also known as the emperor cult are the emperors and their family members. The cult was formed during the Augustus. The tradition established by Augustus was the… Continue reading →
The practice of apotheosis involves the emperor ascending into the heavens and becoming a god after their death. This person shows divine characteristics during their life that lead others to believe they are not fully mortal. The emperor cult worships the emperors as divine, and honors them in a way that rivals the gods of… Continue reading →
The practice of apotheosis is when the kings and emperors were taken away to the realm of immortals and became gods. It was considered the divine honors if the kings, queens, emperors or empresses were taken to the realm of the immortals. These honors meant that these people weren’t only people that they were more… Continue reading →
