Euhemerism is the theory that gods are deified historical figures.
Euhemerism is the theory that gods originated from the deification of historical heroes.
| Front | euhemerism \yoo-HEE-muh-riz-uhm, -HEM-\ |
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| Back | noun A theory attributing the origin of the gods to the deification of historical heroes. [After Euhemerus, fourth-century B.C. Greek philosopher.] "The Euhemerism of later scholiasts derived the name from a king Adrastos, who was said to have been the first to build a temple to Nemesis, and so the power thus worshipped was called after his name." - Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound: Part II., Great Works of Literature, 1 Jan 1992. |
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