religious of the past

according AESCHYLUS already ancient animals appears associated Assyria Babylonian become belief body Book called century certain character Christian conception concerned created creation cult dead death deity divine early earth Egypt Egyptian elements eschatology especially evidence example existence expression fact father fertility festivals figure finally fire function give given Gnostics goddess gods Greek hand heaven held heroes human idea important influence Iranian Israel king known later light living magic material means mentioned myth nature offered origin Osiris perhaps period Persian played possessed possible practices prayers present priest probably prophet question reference religion religious represented rites ritual Roman Rome sacred sanctuary says seems seen sometimes soul sources spirit Sumerian symbol taken temple term texts thought tradition tribes various whole worship Yahwaeh Zeus