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Haven't most royal figures been considered "sacred" as their claim of, and acceptance by others, of being hand picked by a god or two; of divine right? Since pe
by 1659447091 2y ago
Haven't most royal figures been considered "sacred" as their claim of, and acceptance by others, of being hand picked by a god or two; of divine right? Since people would never actually see a real god in the physical world, this sacredness is projected onto those being "divinely appointed".
Thus "sacred" to some. As in people who held this view wont just stroll up to them and chat about the Dodgers (or weather etc) or give them a hug (unless that person is Michelle Obama) and not be marched out of town, jailed or worse, and is why they enjoyed so much personal space.
Unless, I am misunderstanding what you mean by "sacred".
- mmooss 2y agoMany royal figures in many cultures have claimed some divinity, divine blessing, etc. What I'm wondering is, who saw Alexander as divine? Contemporaries? Later ancient people in Greece or Rome? Authors or religions since then? Anyone today, in some way or to some extent? > people would never actually see a real god in the physical world fwiw I think people in many cultures believed they saw gods in human guise, including the Greeks.