Hellenistic religion
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Hellenistic religion was the syncretic religious system of the Hellenistic world, blending traditional Greek polytheism with local deities, mystery cults, and philosophical interpretations of the divine.
Aliases (1)
- Mithraism ×1
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religion
→
polytheistic religion → religious tradition → syncretic religion → |
| associatedWith |
Hellenistic philosophy
→
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| coexistedWith |
Egyptian traditional religion
→
Judaism in the Hellenistic period → Mesopotamian religions → |
| corePantheonIncludes |
Aphrodite
→
Apollo → Artemis → Athena → Dionysus → Hera → Zeus → |
| declinedWith |
imperial bans on pagan cults in Late Antiquity
→
rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire → |
| developedAfter |
conquests of Alexander the Great
→
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| follows |
polytheism
→
|
| hasConcept |
cosmic order governed by divine reason
→
daimones as intermediary spirits → |
| hasCulturalContext |
Asia Minor
→
Eastern Mediterranean → Egypt → Greek culture → Hellenistic world → Near East → |
| hasFeature |
deification of Hellenistic rulers
→
local variations in worship → religious tolerance for multiple cults → use of Greek language in cult and theology → |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
coexistence of civic cults and mystery cults
→
integration of Greek and local deities → philosophical reinterpretation of the gods → religious syncretism → |
| includesCult |
Cybele cult
→
Eleusinian Mysteries → Isis cult → Mithraic cult → Serapis cult → mystery cult of Dionysus → |
| includesPractice |
civic sacrifices
→
festivals → hero cults → initiation rites → oracular consultation → processions → ruler cults → votive offerings → |
| influenced |
Gnostic movements
→
Roman religion → early Christian religious environment → |
| integratesDeity |
Anubis
→
Attis → Cybele → Isis → Mithras → Osiris → Serapis → local Semitic deities → |
| interpretedBy |
Epicureanism
→
Middle Platonism → Stoicism → |
| practicedInPeriod |
Hellenistic period
→
circa 323 BCE to 31 BCE → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Parthian Empire
→
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt → |
religion |
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Persians
("Mithraism")
→
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historicalReligion |