Hellenistic religion

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hellenistic_polytheism
gptkbp:characteristic mythology
syncretism
mystery cults
deification of rulers
gptkbp:declinedAfter rise of Christianity
Roman Empire adoption of Christianity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hellenistic religion
gptkbp:importantCult gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Cult_of_Attis
gptkb:Cult_of_Cybele
gptkb:Cult_of_Isis
gptkb:Cult_of_Mithras
gptkb:Cult_of_Serapis
gptkb:Orphic_Mysteries
gptkb:Hermeticism
gptkb:Dionysian_Mysteries
gptkb:Eleusinian_Mysteries
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:magic
gptkb:prayer
gptkb:prophecy
festivals
astrology
oracles
ritual sacrifice
initiation rites
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Persian_religion
gptkb:Greek_religion
gptkb:Egyptian_religion
Sanskrit literature
Jewish religion
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Attis
gptkb:Serapis
gptkb:Isis
gptkb:Osiris
gptkb:Zeus
gptkb:Dionysus
gptkb:Mithras
gptkb:Hermes_Trismegistus
gptkb:Cybele
gptkbp:notableFeature emphasis on personal salvation
development of new religious texts
emergence of esoteric traditions
fusion of Greek and Eastern deities
philosophical schools influenced by religion
spread through Alexander the Great's conquests
gptkbp:period gptkb:Hellenistic_period
323 BCE – 31 BCE
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:Hellenistic_world
gptkb:Levant
gptkb:Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Egyptian
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Egyptians
gptkb:Greek_polytheism
gptkb:Ancient_Greek_religion
gptkb:Greek_religion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5