. The Mythology of all races .. . ETHICS AND CULT 191. Fig. 197. The King OfferingIncense and Keeping aMeat-Offering Warm was in the immediate vicinity, or as his resting-place. Themural decorations of these sanctuaries are also unusual anddepict very worldly scenes. The priests were divided into vari-ous classes :^^ some officiated regularly,while others had secular employmentand came to the temple only fromtime to time, the so-called priests forhours; or their priesthood was purelynominal, as in the case of many the earlier period the priesthoodand the laity were not distinctly sep
. The Mythology of all races .. . ETHICS AND CULT 191. Fig. 197. The King OfferingIncense and Keeping aMeat-Offering Warm was in the immediate vicinity, or as his resting-place. Themural decorations of these sanctuaries are also unusual anddepict very worldly scenes. The priests were divided into vari-ous classes :^^ some officiated regularly,while others had secular employmentand came to the temple only fromtime to time, the so-called priests forhours; or their priesthood was purelynominal, as in the case of many the earlier period the priesthoodand the laity were not distinctly sep-arated. The kings position as thehighest priest of the nation was dueto his divinity (p. 170). He was theproper intercessor with the gods, and from time immemoriala sacrifice offered by the king was desired for every onewho died, since it was sure to please the deities and to secureeternal life. Before long, however, this high-priesthood of thePharaoh became merely a fiction, and in the New Empire wefind sharp conflicts between the royal power and t
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