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1. Ammit

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   Ammit (or Ammut) is a composite mythological entity from ancient Egyptian religion, famously associated with the judgment of the dead in the Hall of Two Truths. She is personified as a psychopomp and a consumer of unworthy souls, effectively preventing the deceased from achieving eternal afterlife. The entity is frequently depicted as a chimera combining the most temporally pow…

2. Ptolemaic Egypt

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   Foundation and Dynastic Structure
   Following Alexander's death, his general Ptolemy I Soter claimed Egypt as his satrapy, formalizing his kingship in 305 BCE. The Ptolemies maintained the façade of pharaonic legitimacy, often participating in traditional Egyptian religious ceremonies and constructing temples in the native style, while concurrently operating a distinctly Greek bureaucratic state. The dynasty was marked by a hig…