Ethiopia: A Cultural History of an Ancient Land

by Gary R. Varner

According to ancient Ptolemaic writings, Ethiopians were the first men that ever lived and the first to worship the gods and to honor the gods with sacrifice. Some believe that the Ethiopians were the origination of Egyptian religion in the worship of Osiris as well as the worship of Zeus. The Ethiopians, according to Herodotus, "reverence of the gods Zeus and Dionysos alone, and these they greatly honour; and they have an Oracle of Zeus established,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1105745686
• ISBN13: 9781105745683
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"