The Greek and Egyptian after lives were similar and different. In Greek believed that when you died you would be taken to the Underworld where Hades ruled. If you had the proper burial rituals than you would have two coins put over your eyes after you passed and these coins would travel with you the the river Styx where you would pay the boatman to take you across to salvation. If you did not have the coins you were doomed to walk the shores forever.
The Egyptians were a little different. When you died your Ka or soul was released and you went to the afterlife. You would meet Horus and he would weigh your heart with the feather of Maat. If you heart was lighter you would go to the afterlife. If it was not than you were doomed to walk the earth as a soul forever. They are similar because if you were a bad person you were doomed to not go the the afterlife.
No comments:
Post a Comment