A system of religious worship, or cultus (e.g., the Israelite cult). Also refers to adherents of that system.
A form of religion, most notable in ancient Rome, where emperors were worshipped as literal gods or demi-gods.
Short written texts, generally inscribed on stone or clay and frequently recording an event or dedicating an object.
Short written texts, generally inscribed on stone or clay and frequently recording an event or dedicating an object.
A powerful ancient Egyptian goddess whose purview included maternity, magic, and the Pharaoh's lineage.
The religion and culture of Jews. It emerged as the descendant of ancient Israelite Religion, and is characterized by monotheism and an adherence to the laws present in the Written Torah (the Bible) and the Oral Torah (Talmudic/Rabbinic tradition).
A Greco-Egyptian god invented by Ptolemy I of Egypt in the third century B.C.E. in an attempt at unifiying the Greek and Egyptian peoples of his empire.
