The Deified Claudius XXV 4.
The Hindu god Krishna is Deified in this temple.
Though they will deny it, they deify him in their worldly and sensual practices.
Here the personification of the state as a goddess, Roma, and the“princeps” Augustus were closely aligned and,
what is more, Deified together.
If India deifies the leadership of Indira today, it is less on account of her tangible achievements and more on the strength of
what she symbolised- a ruthless and defiant exercise of power.
A monument discovered at Karnak and dedicated to Amun-Ra and
Tutankhamun indicates that the king could be asked in his Deified state for forgiveness
and to free the seeker from an ailment caused by sin.
A stela discovered at Karnak and dedicated to Amun-Re and
Tutankhamun indicates that the king could be appealed to in his Deified state for forgiveness
and to free the petitioner from an ailment caused by wrongdoing.
In this way, the monuments and statues of the islanders' Deified ancestors reflect generations of sharing,
perhaps on a daily basis, centered on water, but also food, family and social ties, as well as cultural lore that reinforced knowledge of the island's precarious sustainability.
In this way, the monuments and statues of the Islanders' Deified ancestors reflect generations of sharing,
perhaps on a daily basis- centred on water, but also food, family and social ties, as well as cultural lore that reinforced knowledge of the island's precarious sustainability.