After Life Beyond The Horizon: The Ancient Greek Belief of the Afterlife

All cultures have similarities. Depending on the culture, there are people who believe that the soul enters the underworld after death. In the underworld there are various gods and living things, what is happening in the soul, its situation, and a journey into and out of the underworld. In ancient Greece, they believed that the god named Hades ruled all over the ground. They also saw the importance of the length of the lifetime. This is the reason why the three goddesses who are responsible for life and death are called Moirae.

Greek religion is polytheistic. In other words, there is faith in several gods. In Christianity, people believe in God. Ancient Greeks used myths to describe the afterlife accurately. Later on, Greek philosophers like Socrates tried to describe everything that may be life, death and transcend with philosophy, not consenting to the mythical image of God. From the Bible, we can see the view of the posthumous world, as a vision experienced by people of all ages, and the teachings of the human Savior in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Christian religion . . Explanations about the life of the Bible after death have been explained in numerous ways in various ways. Therefore, many different Christian sects are emerging.

In ancient Egypt and ancient Greece, religion played a very important role in their lives. Changes from life and death after life to life are the main reasons for their faith, so funeral and burial methods are very important to ensure they participate in the dead world of the deceased. The Greeks adopted and practiced the custom of Egyptian funeral, but the Greeks practiced various ways to adapt to Greek customs and traditions, but the concept of the world after death still exists . Despite the mutual experience of Egyptian and Greek culture, there are still some major differences that represent the exclusivity of each individual. In particular, their funeral and burial habits clearly show one of the differences between these civilizations. In this article I will explain the two main differences between Egypt and Greece in preparing the body and funeral.

Both ancient Egypt and ancient Greece believed in life after death, but the process by which they follow this belief varied widely. The Greeks believe that at the moment of death, the soul leaves his body in the gusts and breath. The Greeks believed that they had appropriate burial rights. And it was carried out in three parts, and relatives were mainly women who were rituals for the dead. Like the modern world, these rituals include the first step; the second step is a funeral procession, and the third step is the cremation of the body. Unlike the Greeks, the Egyptians developed a process to prepare and preserve the dead, called the mummy, after death. This process is thought to be the purpose of Egypt's famous pyramid and is believed to be the staircase that brought Pharaoh to their kingdom in his later years.