Word: ra
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that scholars have disputed as to whether Egyptian religion was polytheistic or monotheistic. The fact is that the subordinate deities were grouped around one central deity. The sun, wind, rain, as well as the great river Nile combined to produce the splendors of Egypt. Among these, the sun, or Ra, was worshipped as the central deity...
Osiris served as a centre for monotheistic speculation, but was assimilated with Ra. The final judgment of the soul was before Osiris. There was a complete organization of torture for punishment. The Egyptian hell did not last forever, but the soul was extinguished after sufficient punishment. There were various conceptions of the destiny of the righteous...