ancient religions
Bygone spiritual systems
Ancient religions are the belief systems and spiritual practices of early civilizations—Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian, Celtic, and others now extinct or transformed beyond recognition.
The term usually implies polytheism, mythology, and ritual practices that predate the major monotheistic traditions.
Scholars study ancient religions to understand how early peoples explained existence, death, and the cosmos.
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- creation mythsTraditional origin-of-everything tales
- paganNon-mainstream religion follower
- templesHoly places or head sides
- holy sitesPlaces of religious significance
rituals · gods · goddesses · sun god · sacrifice · animal sacrifice · oracle · priests · high priest · sacred · sacred texts · polytheism · worship · mystery cults · shrines · offerings · votive offerings · idols
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- classicsHomer, Iliad, the Iliad, Odyssey, the Odyssey
- religious historyChristian history, Jewish history, early Christianity, early church, church councils
- goddess worshipAphrodite, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Diana
ancient religionsScientology
Spirit-improvement belief system
Mormonism · Pentecostalism · neo-paganism · Wicca · prosperity gospel
ancient religionsworld religions
Major global belief systems
organized religion · Christianity · Islam · Buddhism · Hinduism
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