How did religion and philosophy shape everyday life in the Hellenistic world?
TTHE MIXING OF PEOPLES in the Hellenistic era influenced religion and philosophy. The Hellenistic kings built temples to the old Olympian gods and promoted rituals and ceremonies like those in earlier Greek cities, but new deities also gained prominence. More people turned to mystery religions, which blended Greek and non-
Isis and HorusIn this small statue from Egypt, the goddess Isis is shown suckling her son Horus. Worship of Isis spread throughout the Hellenistic world; her followers believed that Isis offered them life after death, just as she had brought Horus’s father, Osiris, back to life. (Louvre, Paris, France/Peter Willi/The Bridgeman Art Library)