Old Neko: Fact of the Day: Royal After-Life

Monday, January 19, 2015

Fact of the Day: Royal After-Life

In the old religion of ancient Egypt, it was a common belief than only royalty and the wealthy could make it to the after-life. It was only until later that regular people were told that they too could go to the after-life as well.

20 comments:

bj said...: Isn't it sooo strange, the things people thought back then !; January 19, 2015 at 12:11 AM
Leonor said...: I actually didn't know that!
Happy week!

Leonor
thesparklinglemon.com; January 19, 2015 at 3:40 AM
Mary Kirkland said...: People back a long time ago were so strange. lol; January 19, 2015 at 4:34 AM
Lucy said...: I love Egypt! Lucy www.tpinkcarpet.com; January 19, 2015 at 5:38 AM
Emmylou said...: Those dang rich Egyptians of the past!

PS Is Daisy liking Season 2?; January 19, 2015 at 7:33 AM
Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...: No matter the era, there are always strange beliefs.; January 19, 2015 at 7:34 AM
Margaret D said...: The tales that are told and changed to suit the times :); January 19, 2015 at 8:28 AM
Julie Ann Lozada said...: lol.. they're so weird. :D

It’s a GIRL Thing; January 19, 2015 at 8:41 AM
A Beer for the Shower said...: What do you mean I can't buy my way into heaven?; January 19, 2015 at 11:24 AM
Dixie@dcrelief said...: I haven't gotten that memo yet. Should I be worried?; January 19, 2015 at 12:02 PM
Jax said...: The fact that "after life" is such a mystery scares the crap out of me. :(; January 19, 2015 at 12:16 PM
Bob Bushell said...: What of a load of crap.; January 19, 2015 at 12:32 PM
DEZMOND said...: Yep, afterlife is only for us intergalactic rulers!; January 19, 2015 at 12:57 PM
stephen Hayes said...: It was required that you be able to afford a Book of the Dead, which served as a road map to the afterlife.; January 19, 2015 at 1:39 PM
Pat Hatt said...: So the poor got screwed again, how rude; January 19, 2015 at 1:55 PM
Debra She Who Seeks said...: Didn't cats get an afterlife too? After all, they were mummified so . . . .; January 19, 2015 at 2:47 PM
Christine said...: no fair!; January 19, 2015 at 3:40 PM
Kay said...: What kind of logic was that? Sheesh!; January 19, 2015 at 4:59 PM
Theresa Mahoney said...: Well, that's just fantastic news that us poor folk now how the opportunity to walk through those pearly gates too. Pft...; January 19, 2015 at 9:29 PM
Caro * said...: It was an unfair belief...; January 20, 2015 at 5:34 PM

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