Religion
Ancient religion, with all those wonderful myths and splendid deities, is the subject of the pages listed below.
There are 34 items in Religion:
Bogomilism along the Via Egnatia
Bogomilism: a Manicheist belief from the Byzantine Age that spread along the Via Egnatia to western Europe.In late Antiquity and during the early Middle Ages, the Byzantine Empire was a true melting pot of cultures, and this also applies to…Creed
Creed (from Latin credo, “I believe that”): short summary of the Christian beliefs. Papyrus with the text of the Creed Early Christianity…Cybele
Cybele (Greek Κυβέλη): Anatolian mother goddess, also worshipped in Greece and the Roman Empire. Ostia, Statue of Cybele The Great Mother was the…Elagabal
Elagabal (Aramaic Ilaha Gabal, the "lord of the mountain"), Syrian sun god. His cult was introduced in Rome by the boy-emperor Heliogabalus (218-222).The pantheon of Emesa …Eschatology
Eschatology: the idea that history not only has a beginning, but also has an end (Greek: ἔσχατον).The idea that the world has a beginning, can be found in almost any ancient civilization. Only a genius like Aristotle could contemplate that…Glykon
Glykon or Glycon: snake god, associated with the Greek prophet Alexander of Abonutichus. Statuette of Glykon The cult of the snake god…Herecura
Herecura: ancient goddess, venerated along the northern shores of the Adriatic Sea and in Germania Superior. Herecura The goddess Herecura or Herequra…High Place of Worship
High Place of Worship: modern name for the ancient mountain sanctuaries in the Near East. Petra, High Place of Worship Although the…Hludana
Hludana: Germanic goddess, venerated in the area of ancient Xanten and Nijmegen. The Hludana inscription from Beetgum The Germanic goddess Hludana is…Janus
Janus: two-headed Roman god of doors and beginnings. Republican as, showing Janus The temple of Janus in Rome was situated in a…Jupiter Heliopolitanus
Jupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus: Latin name of the supreme god venerated in the great temple of Baalbek. Jupiter Heliopolitanus from Palmyra. The…Kittim
Kittim: Jewish name for the gentile archenemy in the eschatological age. One of the "ships of the Kittim": a Roman warship…