I asked him if the theme of Deification exists in other religions?
Myths of Ancient Egypt: Deification of animals and the dead.
When Octavian had them
struck off… it was to commemorate Caesar's Deification.
After all, when Octavian had them struck off,
it was to commemorate Caesar's Deification.
Caesarion as Caesar's son could claim the title of king and his Deification.
Caesarion as Caesar's son could claim both the title of king and his Deification.
Such Deification of our teachers, such unnecessary placement of them on a pedestal,
affects our ability to question them and hold them accountable.
In the spring of 44 BC,
a comet that appeared was interpreted as a sign of the Deification of Julius Caesar, following his murder.
Augustus celebrated the comet and the Deification of his father on coins(it did help to be
the son of a god when trying to rule the Roman Empire), and many examples survive today.