Both the Egyptians and the Greeks were obsessed with death. The Egyptians had their processes of dealing with the body after death, and they would have parties during this ceremony. The difference was that the Egyptians purposely put the dead person's favorite items in the tomb. The Greeks believed that as soon as the body was dead, the psyche or spirit immediately rose. Both of theses groups had certain rituals that were to be preformed for the ceremony. The Egyptians also had a myth that when the dead person wanted to go into the afterlife, their heart would be weighed by a guard and if it was lighter then a feather, they were excepted but if not, they would not be. Even though the Greeks believe that the dead are already risen, they are still offered gifts like food. Both the Greeks and the Egyptians were simialar in many ways, but their views of the afterlife and what happened when you get there are different.
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