EPISODE · Sep 8, 2025 · 10 MIN
Book 1 Chapter 2: The Worship of the Dead
from The Ancient City, by Fustel de Coulanges · host Christopher Anadale
The souls of the dead became the first gods, whose happiness depended on regular offerings from the living. Fustel speculates that this ancestor worship was the European peoples' first inkling of the supernatural.---Based on: https://youtu.be/VJ2TDGG4ibY Music: Into Oblivion, by Darren CurtisThumbnail Image: Parthenon. Image by nonbirinonko from Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/photos/greece-parthenon-temple-ruins-1594689/
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