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Page 392
... temples came to national prominence , such as the temple of Re at Heliopolis during the Old Kingdom and the temple of Neith at Sais during the 26th dynasty . While the king in theory acted as high priest for all the gods , in practice ...
... temples came to national prominence , such as the temple of Re at Heliopolis during the Old Kingdom and the temple of Neith at Sais during the 26th dynasty . While the king in theory acted as high priest for all the gods , in practice ...
Page 519
... temple . At best , Chersiphron and Metagenes can be tentatively assigned to the Temple of Croesus , Chirocrates or Dinocrates to that of the 4th century . There had perhaps been some repairs toward 400 BC , associated with the ...
... temple . At best , Chersiphron and Metagenes can be tentatively assigned to the Temple of Croesus , Chirocrates or Dinocrates to that of the 4th century . There had perhaps been some repairs toward 400 BC , associated with the ...
Page 538
... temple at Athens . In later times only a great snake was thought to share the temple with Athena , and there is evidence that Erechtheus was or became a snake ; that is , an earth or ancestor spirit . The earliest Athenian kings tended ...
... temple at Athens . In later times only a great snake was thought to share the temple with Athena , and there is evidence that Erechtheus was or became a snake ; that is , an earth or ancestor spirit . The earliest Athenian kings tended ...
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